Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Khawnbang hanah amoek hmah, khawnbang ah timaw angzo tih, tito na panoek ai.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Na pakha hoi amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah mah pakoeh nasoe; na pahni hoiah amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah ih pahni mah pakoeh nasoe.
3 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
Thlung loe azit moe, savuet doeh azit; toe kamthu palungphuihaih loe to hnik pongah doeh azit kue.
4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
Palungphuihaih loe zit thoh; toe mi maw uthaih hmaa ah angdoe thai tih?
5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Tamquta hoiah amlung pongah loe kamtueng ah angzoeh to hoih kue.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
Ampui loe ahmaa caak naah doeh oepthoh; toe misa mah mok ih loe alinghaih ah ni oh.
7 The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
Zok amhah kami loe khoitui to panuet; toe zok amthlam kami hanah loe ka khaa doeh luep.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
Angmah ih im caehtaak kami loe, angmah ih tabu azawk taak tavaa hoiah anghmong.
9 Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
Hmuihoih hoi hmuihoih tui mah poekhaih to nawmsak; ampui kahoih mah loe anghoe koi kaom poekhaih to palung tang hoiah paek.
10 Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
Nam pui hoi nam pa ih ampui to pahnawt hmah; raihaih tong naah nam nawkamya im ah caeh hmah; na imtaeng kami loe ahmuen kangthla ah kaom nam nawkamya pongah hoih kue.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
Ka capa, palungha ah loe, ka palungthin hae anghoesak ah; to tiah ni kai hnaphnae kaminawk to ka pathim thai tih.
12 A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
Khopoek thaih kami loe raihaih to hnukcoek moe, abuephaih to pakrong; toe poekhaih tawn ai kami loe muk rumram moe, patangkhanghaih to hnuk.
13 Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
Kahni to na khring pae ai ah loe angvin hoi panoek ai ih nongpata khaeah lokkamhaih to sah hmah.
14 He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
Khawnthaw ah angmah ih ampui hanah tha hoi tahamhoihaih paek kami loe, anih tangoenghaih baktiah ni oh.
15 A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
Angzoeh koeh zu loe cawh tue ah, khotui kalong imphu hoiah anghmong.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
To baktih nongpata to hawk kami loe, takhi hawk kami hoiah anghmong, anih loe bantang ban ah bawh ih situi baktiah oh.
17 Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
Sum mah sum to noetsak baktih toengah, ampui mah angmah ih ampui mikhmai to pansak.
18 He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
Thaiduetkung toep kami loe thaiduet thaih to caa tih; to baktih toengah Angraeng khenzawn kami loe pakoehhaih to om tih.
19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Tui pongah krang amtueng baktih toengah, kami ih palungthin mah kami to amtuengsak.
20 Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Hell hoi duekhaih loe natuek naah doeh koi thai ai; to baktih toengah kami mik mah hnukhaih to boep thai ai. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
Sumkanglung tui pacii hanah laom to oh, suitui pacii hanah kamngaeh hmai to oh; to baktih toengah kami doeh pakoehhaih hoiah tanoek thaih.
22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
Kamthu loe cang hoi nawnto suum pongah na daeng cadoeh, amthuhaih to anghmaa thai mak ai.
23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Nangmah ih tuunawk to kahoih ah panoek ah loe, nangmah ih maehnawk to kahoih ah khenzawn ah.
24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
Angraenghaih loe dungzan ah cak poe ai; angraeng lumuek doeh caa nawktanawk khoek to cak poe ai.
25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
Phroh loe amprawk moe, phroh kangtha to tacawt, mae ah kaom lawk ih cang to aah o.
26 There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
Tuu zawhhaih phoisa hoiah khukbuen to qan ah, maeh zawhhaih atho hoiah lawk to qan ah.
27 With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
Na caanawk hoi na tamna nongpatanawk pacah hanah, maeh tahnutui kapop ah na tawn tih. p
