Proverbs 14
1 Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
Numeiching in ain-chen akisemtup in, numei ngol in vang amatah ain-chen sukeh in apangin ahi.
2 By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
Lungdih'a lam jot chun Yahweh Pakai a ging in, hinlah achena jousea thilphalou gelpan Yahweh Pakai anahsah jipon ahi.
3 Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
Mingol in akijepna ding akiseidoh bep jin, miching hon vang ahoidoh nadiu akiseidoh jiuvin ahi.
4 If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
Bongchal loukai ding umlou na-a chang akilamdoh ngai pon, ajeh chu bongchal thahat akon chang tampi kilam-ji ahi.
5 Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
Mi kitah hettoh sah-a apan teng jouthu asei ngai pon, mikitah lou hettoh sah-a apan teng jou le nal in thu aseijin ahi.
6 Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
Michavai hon chihna ahol-un amu jou deh pouvin, hinlah thil hetthemna neipa ding in chihna hi nailam cha ahibouve.
7 Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
Mingol hoa kon'in kikhin mang in, ajeh chu amaho kamsunga kon'in chihna thu kisei japon nate.
8 Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
Milungthim ching hon ajot nadiu lampi akihet-un, mingol ho vang joulhepna jeng ahi.
9 Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
Elohim Pathen in miphalou aphohsal jin, michonpha hon vang Elohim Pathen lunglhaina akimu jiuve.
10 If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
Mihem lungthim hin gim le hesoh ahen, midang in akipanau chu ahetthem peh-un ahi.
11 Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
Migilou ho inchu kiphet lhah peh ding, mikitah ho ponbuh vang dettah a kisong jing ding ahi.
12 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
Mihem khat'in achena lampi chu dih-in agel jin, hinlah alampi chu ajonaleh thina ahi.
13 [Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
Nuijat pat jeng in jong mihem alung kham jin, kipana jeng jong gimnan akichai-ji tai.
14 Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
Mikitah lou chu achena chan'a atohga aneh ding, hitobanga chu miphan jong atohga aneh ding ahi.
15 Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
Mihem meimeija um chun akisei jouse atahsan jin, miching in vang achena ding akivet phet in ahi.
16 Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
Miching hon chingthei tah'in thilse apeldoh jiuvin, mingol hon vang ngol han pum'in na atong jiuve.
17 Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
Milungchom hon ngol hoitah in thil abol jiuvin, hinlah thil hethem mivang chu atomngai ahi.
18 Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
Mihem meimeija um chu ngolna ahin, miching hon hetna kiti hi lallukhuh a aneiyu ahi.
19 [Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
Thilse kiti phot chu thilpha masanga dilsu ding, miphalou ho jong mikitah ho kelkot phunga dilsu diu ahi.
20 [No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
Mivaicha hohi ain-heng ho kisan in athet bol jiuvin, mihao ding in vang golpha atam jin ahi.
21 It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
Aheng akom ngailu lou mihem chu achonse ahin, mivaicha ho ngailua chu anunnom ahi.
22 Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
Thilse jeng gel hon suhkhel anei tei jiuvin, thilpha jeng ngaito hon vang tahsanna le kitahna akimu jiuvin ahi.
23 If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
Natoh hahsa kiti chun aphachom asoh tei ding, natoh beija thumot seina hin vaichat asoji ahi.
24 One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
Miching ho ding in chihna hi lallukhuh in apang jin, mingol ho ding in vang ngolna hi pahvui banga aki-o jiu ahi.
25 By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
Mikitah hettohsah a apan teng mi tampi huhdoh jin, hinlah thujou seina hin mihem amanthah sahji ahi.
26 Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
Elohim Pathen ging kiti hi mihem dinga kisonna ahin, achate jeng jong ama'a kisel diu ahi.
27 Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
Yahweh Pakai gin kitihi hinna twinah tobang ahin, ajeh chu mihem in thina jeng jong apeldoh-ji ahi.
28 If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
Gamsunga cheng mipite apunbe teng lengpa loupina ahin, hinlah mihem lhomcha ahiteng milen milal dinga pannabei ahibouve.
29 Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
Koi hileh lunghang vahlou chun thil hetthemna anei ahin, kino thethua lungchomna vang chun ngol-hoitah atoh doh ding ahi.
30 Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
Lungneng tah'a um hi tahsa damna ahin, hinlah thangthipna kiti hi gu le chang in adoulel ahi.
31 Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
Mivaicha sugenthei hon asempau Elohim Pathen ataitom nau ahin, amavang nei lou genthei khoto them chun asempa Elohim Pathen agin ahi.
32 Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
Miphalou chu toset atosah in alehkhup jin, mikitah ding in vang bitna aum jing in ahi.
33 Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
Thil detkhen them mi chun chihna anei jing in, mingolte lungthim sunga vang chihna in mun aneipoi.
34 [When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
Thudih hin mihem namkhat adom sang in, hinlah chonsetna hin mihem nam pumpi muda achansah ahi.
35 Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
Lhacha chingtah'a natong hin, lengpa lunglam aboldoh jin, jachatna natongpa chunga lengpa alungkim jipoi.
