Proverbs 13
1 A WISE son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Ca aka cueih loh pa kah thuituennah a hnatun tih, hmuiyoi long tah tluungnah pataeng hnatun pawh.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.
Hlang lai thaih lamloh a then khaw a cah dae, hnukpoh kah hinglu tah kuthlahnah la poeh.
3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
A hinglu aka ngaithuen long tah a ka a tuem, a ka aka ang soeh khaw amah ham porhaknah la om.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Kolhnaw loh a ngaidam dae a hinglu a thum moenih. Tedae aka haam kah a hinglu tah hah ngaikhoek.
5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Aka dueng loh a hong ol te a hmuhuet. Halang tah a borhim tih a hmai tal.
6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Duengnah loh thincaknah longpuei te a kueinah tih, halangnah loh tholhnah a paimaelh.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
Boei tih ba aka khueh pawt khaw om, vawtthoek dae a boei a rhaeng aka coih khaw om.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches: but the poor heareth no threatening.
Khuehtawn he hlang kah hinglu tlansum ni. Tedae khodaeng loh tluungnah a yaak moenih.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Aka dueng kah khosae tah a kohoe tih, halang kah hmaithoi tah a thih pah.
10 By pride cometh only contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Althanah loh olpungnah a paek tih, uentonah dongah cueihnah om.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.
A honghi lamkah boeirhaeng khaw yip muei tih, amah kut neh aka coi long tah a ping sak.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Ngaiuepnah loh lungbuei aka nue a dangrhoek tih, hingnah thingkung loh ngaihlihnah a cung sak.
13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Olka aka hnoelrhoeng loh amah ham lai a koi vetih, olpaek aka rhih te anih loh a rhong ni.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Aka cueih kah olkhueng tah hingnah thunsih la om tih, dueknah hlaeh lamloh aka nong sak la om.
15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of the treacherous is rugged.
Lungmingnah then tah mikdaithen la a khueh tih, hnukpoh kah longpuei tah mueng.
16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge: but a fool spreadeth out folly.
Aka thaai loh mingnah neh boeih a saii tih, aka ang loh a anglat te a yaal.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Halang puencawn tah yoethae ah cungku tih, oltak kah laipai tah hoeihnah la om.
18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Khodaeng neh yah loh thuituennah a hlahpham tih, toelthamnah aka tuem tah a thangpom.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Ngaihlihnah a dip te hinglu ham khaw tui dae, aka ang long tah boethae lamloh nong ham te tueilaehkoi la a om pah.
20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: but the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Hlang cueih taengah aka cet la aka cet tah cueih rhoela cueih tih, hlang ang neh aka luem tah lolh coeng.
21 Evil pursueth sinners: but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Hlangtholh rhoek te yoethae loh a hloem dae, aka dueng te hnothen neh a thuung.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
Hlang then long tah a ca kah a ca khaw a phaeng dae, laihmu kah a thadueng tah hlang dueng hamla a khoem pah.
23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
Khodaeng kah khohai cang tah thawt tangloeng dae, tiktamnah a om pawt dongah a khoengvoep.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
A ca aka thiinah loh a cungcik a hnaih, tedae aka lungnah tah thuituennah neh a toem.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Hlang dueng loh a hinglu dongah kodam la a caak dae, halang tah a bung a vaitah.
