Proverbs 17
1 [is] good A morsel dry and quietness with it more than a house full sacrifices of strife.
Tuituknah hmueih im dongkah a bae lakah a ommongnah buhkak kamat te then.
2 A servant [who] acts prudently he will rule over a son [who] acts shamefully and in among brothers he will share [the] inheritance.
Hlang aka cangbam sal loh hlang yah aka bai capa te a taemrhai vetih, pacaboeina taengah rho a tael ni.
3 A crucible [is] for silver and a smelting furnace [is] for gold and [is] testing hearts Yahweh.
Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om, tedae BOEIPA long tah lungbuei ni a noem.
4 An evil-doer [is] paying attention on a lip of wickedness deception [is] giving ear on a tongue of destruction.
Thae aka huet loh boethae hmuilai kah a honghi te a hnatung tih, talnah ol te hna a kaeng thil.
5 [one who] mocks the Poor [person] he reproaches maker his [a person] joyful for calamity not he will go unpunished.
Khodaeng aka tamdaeng tah amah aka saii kung ni a veet, rhainah soah ko aka hoe khaw hmil mahpawh.
6 [are the] crown of Old [people] children of children and [are the] honor of children parents their.
Ca rhoek kah a ca rhoek tah patong rhoek kah rhuisam la om tih a napa rhoek te khaw ca rhoek kah a boei a mang la om.
7 Not [is] suitable for a fool a lip of excellence indeed? for for a noble [person] a lip of deception.
Hlangrhuel hmuilai he a ang ham a rhoeprhui moenih. A honghi kah hmuilai khaw hlangcong hamla koih loeng loeng van pawh.
8 [is] a stone of Favor the bribe in [the] eyes of owners its to all that he turns he prospers.
Kapbaih he a kungmah kah mik ah lungto mikdaithen bangla boeih a hoilae tih a cangbam.
9 [one who] conceals A transgression [is] seeking love and [one who] repeats a matter [is] separating a close friend.
Hlang kah dumlai aka dah loh lungnah a toem dae, olka dongah aka thovael loh a boeihlum khaw a paekboe sak.
10 It goes deep a rebuke in [one who] understands more than striking a fool a hundred [times].
Aka ang voei yakhat n'ngawn lakah aka yakming ham tah tluungnah mah a tlaeh pah coeng.
11 Only rebellion he seeks an evil [person] and a messenger cruel he will be sent in him.
Boekoek loh boethae bueng a tlap dae, anih taengah puencawn muenying muenyang ni a tueih pa eh.
12 May he meet a bear robbed of cubs a person and may not [he meet] a fool in foolishness his.
Hlang kah a dueidah a laemhong sak vom neh ka hum uh palueng eh, aka ang kah a anglat nen tah ka hum uh boel eh.
13 [one who] returns Evil for good not (it will depart *Q(k)*) evil from house his.
A then te thae la aka thuung tah a im lamkah a thae te nong rhoe nong mahpawh.
14 [is one who] lets out Water [the] beginning of strife and before it has broken out the dispute abandon.
Olpungkacan a tongnah tah tui a cae sak. Te dongah tuituknah a puek hlanah huu laeh.
15 [one who] justifies [the] wicked And [one who] condemns as guilty [the] righteous [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
Halang aka tang sak neh hlang dueng aka boe sak, amih rhoi bang te BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni.
16 Why? this [is] a price in [the] hand of a fool to acquire wisdom and [is] heart there not.
Cueihnah lai ham hlang ang kut dongkah a phu te ba ham lae, a lungbuei neh a om hae moenih.
17 At every time [is] loving the friend and a brother for adversity he is born.
A tue boeih dongah a hui aka lungnah loh, citcai vaengkah ham manuca a cun.
18 A person lacking of heart [is] striking a palm [is] pledging a pledge before neighbor his.
Lungbuei aka talh hlang loh kut a yuh tih, a hui mikhmuh ah mingphanah rhi a khang.
19 [one who] loves Transgression [is] loving contention [one who] makes high entrance his [is] seeking ruin.
Boekoek aka lungnah loh olpungnah te a lungnah, a thohka te a sang sak tih pocinah a tlap.
20 [a person] twisted of Heart not he finds good and [one who] is perverted in tongue his he falls in trouble.
Lungbuei aka voeldak loh hnothen hmu pawt tih, a ol neh hlang aka maelh khaw yoethae ah cungku.
21 [one who] begets A fool to grief of him and not he rejoices [the] father of a fool.
Amah kah a pha-ueknah ham hlang ang te a cun, te dongah hlang ang kah a napa tah a ko a hoe moenih.
22 A heart joyful it makes good healing and a spirit stricken it dries up bone[s].
Lungbuei kohoe he si la a hoeih sak tih, mueihla a rhawp vaengah songrhuh khaw a koh sak.
23 A bribe from [the] bosom a wicked [person] he accepts to turn aside [the] paths of justice.
Laitloeknah a caehlong te phaelh sak ham, halang loh a huep ah kapbaih a loh.
24 [is] with [the] face of [one who] has understanding Wisdom and [the] eyes of a fool [are] at [the] end of [the] earth.
Cueihnah he aka yakming ham tah amah mikhmuh ah a om pah tih, aka ang kah a mik ah tah diklai khobawt la a om pah.
25 [is] grief To father his a son a fool and bitterness to [the] [one who] bore him.
Capa aka ang tah a napa ham konoinah la om tih, anih aka cun khaw hmuetphawtnah ni.
26 Also to impose a fine to righteous [person] not [is] good to strike noble [people] [is] on uprightness.
Hlang dueng te lai a sah sak khaw, a dueng dongah hlangcong taam ham then pawh.
27 [one who] restrains Words his [is] knowing knowledge ([a person] noble of *Q(K)*) spirit [is] a person of understanding.
A ol aka tuem tah mingnah te aka ming la om tih, mueihla phu tlo aka dingsuek tah hlang lungcuei ni.
28 Also a fool [who] keeps silent wise he is considered [who] shuts lips his discerning.
Hlang ang pataeng a hil a phah atah aka cueih la, a ka a buem atah aka yakming la a ngai coeng.
