Proverbs 20
1 Wine is, a scoffer, and strong drink, a brawler, every one therefore who erreth therein, is unwise.
Ju kiti hi nuijat le chatvei sosah ahin, khamna thei kiti jong hi kanah le baotamna jeng ahi. Khamna theija lop chu miching ahipoi.
2 The growl as of a young lion, is the dread inspired by a king, he that provoketh him, endangereth his own life.
Lengpa lunghan kigin nahi keipi bahkai ngih tobang ahin, koi hileh lengpa phin lung hang chan chu ahinkhoa tijat umtah ahi.
3 Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.
Kinah baotamna'a kon kidalse ding hi mijabolna ahin, mingol kiti chu mitoh kina'a baotamji ahi.
4 By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.
Koi hileh nipi laija natong nom lou chun, thaset jeh'a chang-at ding amujou lou ding ahi.
5 Deep water, is counsel in a man’s heart, but, a man of understanding, will draw it out.
Mihem khat in alunggil'a angaito hi twi thuh tah tobang ahin, hinlah thil hetkhen themna nei mihem dingin; hitobang thuh tah chu twi thal'a athal ding ahi.
6 A kind man one may call, a great man, —but, a faithful man, who can find?
Mihem tampin ama ama kitahna cheh aphon ding, hinlah mihem kitah mong koiyin amudoh tadem?
7 As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!
Hitobang mi chu lungthim dihtah'a lamlha pa ahin, anungjui-ah achapa te jeng jong phatthei chang ding ahi.
8 A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.
Athuthanna laltouna'a tou lengpan, ijakai amit tenin aven ase le apha atetoh jin ahi.
9 Who can say, I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?
Mihem koiham, “Kalung thim kasutheng in; kachonsetna kon in katheng tai,” tia sei ngam ding?
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
Thil tena dihlou le thil tena kitoh lou chu, Yahweh Pakai dinga thet umtah ahi cheh lhon e.
11 Even, by his doings, doth a youth make himself known, whether, pure and upright, be his work.
Naosen jeng jong achaloh aum chan in, itobang mi ahi aphongdoh in; hijeh chun athilbol chu adih ham athenga ham ti aseidoh theijin ahi.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh hath made them, both.
Kho jahna bikol hihen chule kho muna mit hijongleh, anitah'a Yahweh Pakai in asem ahi.
13 Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.
Imut ding bou gel hih hel'in, ajeh chu vaichatnan nahin phah lo ding ahi; na mit teni hasah inlang vetan, chutileh an neh ding neng jeng junga nanei ding ahi.
14 Bad! bad! saith the buyer, but, going his way, then, he boasteth.
Thilchoa pang pan, “Man bei ahibouve,” atin, hinlah ama chu ache mang teng hoitho nan adim jitai.
15 There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.
Chihna le hetna kamsunga kon thucheng hohi, sana le song mantam sang in aman tamjon ahi.
16 Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger, —then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety.
Hetkhah louhel mi kom'a thilman a kitungsa mipa chu, aponsil aboncha kichom peh a; chule hetphah louhel mite dinga hitobang mihem chu kiman jeng thei ahidem?
17 Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.
Koitobang khat dingin changlhah kigua kine hi atui chomdan'in angaito in, hinlah phat chomkhat jouteng akamsunga song chang tobang adim jin ahi.
18 Plans—by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.
Ki-thu mopto them na jeh'in thilgon ho alolhing thei jin, chingthei tah'a kilam kaina jeh'a galsat'a kikonji ahi.
19 A revealer of secrets, is one who goeth about talebearing, therefore, with him who openeth his lips, shalt thou not have fellowship.
Akam tam le seiding hol'a chun thuguh jouse aseidoh jin, hijeh chun ngol the thua thuseipa chutoh kivop hih in.
20 Whoso revileth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
Koi hileh anu le apa gaosap chan chu, muthim lah'a athao mei kimut mit peh tei ding ahi.
21 An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning, the latter end thereof, shall not bring blessing.
Apatna kino chenga kimuji nei le gou chu, achaina lam tengleh phattheina bei ding ahitai.
22 Do not say, I will requite wrong! Wait thou for Yahweh that he may save thee.
“Keiman thilse ka lethuh ding ahi,” tin jong seihih in; Yahweh Pakai ngah in chule Aman na kithopi tei ding ahi.
23 An abomination to Yahweh, are divers weights, and, deceptive balances, are not good.
Thil tena adihlouva kimangcha chu, Yahweh Pakai dinga dei-umlou tah ahi; chule thil asao le achom tena adihlou jong chu aphapoi.
24 From Yahweh, are a man’s steps, a son of earth, then—how can he discern his way?
Yahweh Pakai thusah jal'a bou mihem in akal asonji ahin, achutileh mihem in amacham tah'a akalsonna ding iti ahetkhen thei ding ham?
25 It is a snare to a man, that he should rashly cry Holy! and, after making vows, to reflect!
Ama deidan tah a, “Hiche hi thil theng ahibouve,” tia sei chu; kipal lhuhna dinga thangkol kisong ahin, hiche hin Yahweh Pakaija kitepna le kigahna chu amin mai maija aphondoh ahi.
26 A wise king, winnoweth out the lawless, when he hath turned over them the wheel.
Lengpa ching thei tah chun migilouho pum'a kijap bangin ajapdoh jin, achunga akol-in akipei lele sah jin ahi.
27 The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.
Mihem lhagao kiti hi Yahweh Pakai thaomei vah ahin, hijeh chun mihem lunggil hi ahesoh keijin ahi.
28 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king, —therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.
Kitahna le tantih neilouva ngailutna chun lengpa ahinso ahin, Alaltouna jeng jong ngailutnan ahendet ahibouve.
29 The beauty of young men, is their strength, and, the ornament of old men, a hoary head.
Gollhang ho loupina hi athahat jal-u ahin, tehse ho melhoina vang hi asam kan'u hi ahi.
30 Blows that cut in, cleanse away wickedness, and, smitings, [enter] the chambers of the inner man.
Thilse doudalna'a tahsa kijepna maha chu damdoi phatah ahin, hitobang kijepna chun mihem lung laigil geija asuhtheng ahi.
