Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Thangvuen khohnin ham te yan boeh, khohnin pakhat loh mebang hang khuen ham khaw na ming moenih.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Hlanglak loh nang n'thangthen saeh lamtah, namah kah ka long boel saeh. Kholong long saeh lamtah, namah kah hmuilai long boel saeh.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s vexation is heavier than them both.
Lungto kah a rhih neh laivin kah a khiing khaw om. Te rhoi lakah hlang ang kah konoinah tah rhih.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Kosi kah a muennah neh thintoek lungpook khaw tho coeng dae, thatlainah hmai ah ulae aka pai thai?
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Hmantang kah toelthamnah he, aka thuh uh lungnah lakah then.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Lungnah dongah hlang loh n'tloh sak tah tangnah ham om dae, lunguet kah moknah tah rhoekoe.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Aka hah kah hinglu loh khoilitui pataeng a suntlae dae, aka pongnaeng kah hinglu long tah khahing khaw boeih a didip sak.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
A hmuen lamkah aka poeng hlang khaw, a bu dong lamkah aka coe vaa bangla om.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
Situi neh bo-ul loh lungbuei ko a hoe sak. Hinglu dongkah cilsuep loh a hui taengah olding la om.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; and go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Namah hui neh olrhoep khaw na pa kah a hui khaw hnoo boeh. Rhainah hnin ah na manuca kah im te na cet pawt ve ne. A hla kah manuca lakah a yoei kah na imben te then ngai.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Ka ca nang cueih lamtah ka lungbuei a kohoe saeh. Te daengah ni kai aka veet te ol ka thuung thai eh.
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself: [but] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
Aka thaai long tah boethae a hmuh vaengah a thuh tak, hlangyoe rhoek long tah a paan uh dongah lai a sah uh.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a strange woman.
Hlanglak kah rhi a khang pah vaengah a himbai mah lo saeh, kholong nu ham atah a laikoi pa akhaw.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Mincang a thoh neh ol ue la a hui yoethen aka pae khaw, anih te rhunkhuennah lamni a nawt eh.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
Hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan nu khaw, tlanbuk hnin vaengkah tuicip a puh neh vai uh.
16 He that would restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
Anih aka khoem te khohli aka khoem bangla, a bantang kut bueng neh situi aka paco bangla om.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Thi te thi loh a haat sak bangla, hlang khaw a hui kah mikhmuh long ni a haat sak.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Thaibu aka kueinah loh a thaih a caak vetih, a boei kah bitat aka ngaithuen te a thangpom ni.
19 As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Tui sokah maelhmai neh a maelhmai a loh uh bangla, hlang kah lungbuei he hlang taeng long ni a tueng.
Saelkhui neh Abaddon, Abaddon long tah hah rhoi tlaih pawh. Hlang kah a mik he khaw hah tlaih pawh. (Sheol h7585)
21 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is [tried] by his praise.
Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om dae, hlang tah a ka dongkah a hoemnah ming uh.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Hlang ang te sum khuikah canghum lakli ah sumkhal neh na daeng cakhaw a khui lamkah a anglat te coe mahpawh.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds:
Na boiva kah a hmuethma te ming rhoe ming lah, tuping taengla na lungbuei te khueh.
24 For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
Khohrhang he kumhal ham moenih, rhuisam khaw cadilcahma kah cadilcahma, tekah cadilcahma patoeng duela nguel mahpawh.
25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
Sulrham khaw tlaai, toian khaw poe dae tlang kah baelhing bangla a coi uh.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field:
Tuca rhoek te na pueinak la, kikong te khohmuen phu la om.
27 And [there will be] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
Maae suktui carhil ngawn tah na buh la om. na imkhui ham khaw buh la, na hula ham khaw hingnah la coeng.
