Proverbs 20
1 Wine is, a scoffer, and strong drink, a brawler, every one therefore who erreth therein, is unwise.
Misurtui tah hmuiyoi la om tih yu long khaw hue a sak. Te dongah anih loh a palang sak hlang boeih tah cueih voel pawh.
2 The growl as of a young lion, is the dread inspired by a king, he that provoketh him, endangereth his own life.
Manghai kah a mueirhih tah sathueng kah a kawk bangla om tih, anih aka paan ngawn tah a hinglu ni a. phai coeng.
3 Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.
Tuituknah lamloh aka hoep uh hlang ham thangpomnah la om tih, aka ang boeih long tah tohhaemnah a puek sak.
4 By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.
Kolhnaw loh sikca ah pataeng caai voel pawh. Te dongah cangah ah a dawt tah a dawt dae dang voel pawh.
5 Deep water, is counsel in a man’s heart, but, a man of understanding, will draw it out.
Hlang lungbuei kah cilsuep tah tui aka dung bangla om tih, hlang lungcuei loh a dueh.
6 A kind man one may call, a great man, —but, a faithful man, who can find?
Hlang pilnu amah kah sitlohnah te boeih a doek dae, oltak hlang te u long a hmuh?
7 As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!
A thincaknah neh aka cet hlang dueng tah amah hnukah a ca rhoek khaw a yoethen.
8 A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.
Manghai tah laitloeknah ngolkhoel dongah ngol tih, boethae boeih te a mik neh a thaek.
9 Who can say, I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?
“Ka lungbuei ka saelh tih ka tholh lamloh ka caihcil,” tila ulong a ti thai.
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
Lungto neh lungto khaw, cangnoek neh cangnoek khaw BOEIPA ham a boktlap la tueilaehkoi ni.
11 Even, by his doings, doth a youth make himself known, whether, pure and upright, be his work.
A khoboe dongah camoe pataeng khaw loha coeng. A bisai loh cil tih a thuem atah.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh hath made them, both.
Hna loh yaak tih mik loh a hmuh he khaw a boktlap la BOEIPA long ni a saii.
13 Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.
Ih he lungnah boeh na khodaeng na pang ve. Na mik a tueng daengah ni. buh na cung eh.
14 Bad! bad! saith the buyer, but, going his way, then, he boasteth.
Hno aka lai loh a thae, a thae la a thui tih amah a khawk vaengah tah lat thangthen bal.
15 There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.
Sui neh lungvang he khawk mai dae, mingnah hmuilai he tah umponah hnopai bangla kuel.
16 Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger, —then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety.
Kholong ham rhi a khang pah vaengkah a himbai neh kholong nu, kholong nu ham a laikoi pah te khaw lo laeh.
17 Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.
Laithae buh he hlang hamla tui dae, a hnukah a ka dongah lungcang muep baetawt.
18 Plans—by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.
Kopoek he cilsuep neh cikngae sak lamtah, caemtloek khaw a niing khueh lah.
19 A revealer of secrets, is one who goeth about talebearing, therefore, with him who openeth his lips, shalt thou not have fellowship.
Baecenol he caemtuh loh a hliphen tih a caeh puei. Te dongah a ka neh aka hloih te rhikhang pah boeh.
20 Whoso revileth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
A manu neh a napa aka hnaep tah a hmaithoi a thih pah vetih, yinthuem kah yinthuem ah hmaisuep la om ni.
21 An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning, the latter end thereof, shall not bring blessing.
Rho he khaw a lamhma lah banlak a kawt dae, a hmailong ah a yoethen mahpawh.
22 Do not say, I will requite wrong! Wait thou for Yahweh that he may save thee.
A thae te, “Ka thuung van ni,” ti nah boeh. BOEIPA mah lamtawn lamtah namah te ng'khang bitni.
23 An abomination to Yahweh, are divers weights, and, deceptive balances, are not good.
Coilung neh coilung khaw BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni. Te dongah hlangthai palat kah cooi tah a then moenih.
24 From Yahweh, are a man’s steps, a son of earth, then—how can he discern his way?
Hlang kah a khokan he BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni. Te dongah hlang loh a longpuei te metlam a yakming eh?
25 It is a snare to a man, that he should rashly cry Holy! and, after making vows, to reflect!
Hmuencim te a cukhat thil tih olcaeng hnukah a hnukdawn te hlang ham hlaeh la om.
26 A wise king, winnoweth out the lawless, when he hath turned over them the wheel.
Manghai aka cueih loh halang rhoek te a thaek tih, amih te lengkho neh a paluet thil.
27 The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.
BOEIPA kah hmaithoi long tah hlang kah a hiil neh a bungko kah a khui khaw boeih a thaih.
28 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king, —therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.
Sitlohnah neh oltak loh manghai te a kueinah tih, sitlohnah loh a ngolkhoel a duel pah.
29 The beauty of young men, is their strength, and, the ornament of old men, a hoary head.
Tongpang rhoek kah a thadueng tah amamih kah a boei a mang la om tih, sampok he khaw patong rhoek kah rhuepomnah ni.
30 Blows that cut in, cleanse away wickedness, and, smitings, [enter] the chambers of the inner man.
Tloh kah a hma a met vanbangla, bungko khui kah hmasoe loh a thae a cing sak.
