Proverbs 19
1 Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
A lawk ka longkawi e tamipathu hlak, mathoe laihoi yuemkamcu hringnae ahawihnawn.
2 Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully [about what we are about to do] is not good; doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].
Panuenae tawn laipalah hringnae hai hawi hoeh, a khok a hue ka rang e hai a payon thai.
3 Some people are ruined as a result of their [own] foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
A pathunae ni lamthung a payon sak teh, a lungthung hoi BAWIPA ouk a taran.
4 Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
Hnopai ni huiko moi a sak, hatei tamimathoe teh a hui ni a ceitakhai.
5 Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Ka panuekkhaikung kaphawk teh rek laipalah tâcawt mahoeh, laithoe ka dei e hai hlout mahoeh.
6 Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
Tami kapap ni bawi e lungyouk hanelah a kâcai awh, poehno ka poe e tami hai tami pueng ni a kamyawngkhai.
7 [Even] the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; [even] if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends [again].
Tamimathoe teh a hmaunawngha pueng ni hai a hmuhma, a huinaw natawng teh ahlanae koe doeh hoe ao awh, lawkkanem lahoi a pâlei ei nakunghai hoe a yawng takhai awh.
8 Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Lungangnae ka hmawt e ni hringnae a lungpataw teh, thaipanueknae ka pâkuem e ni hnokahawi a hmu han.
9 Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Ka panuekkhaikung kaphawk teh rek laipalah tâcawt mahoeh, laithoe ka dei e hai a rawk han.
10 It is not appropriate for foolish people to live (luxuriously/like rich people), and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.
Hringnawmnae heh tamipathunaw hanelah kamcu hoeh, san ni khobawi a uk e heh hoe kamcu hoeh.
11 Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
Poukpanueknae ka tawn e ni a lungsaw sak teh, kâtapoenae ka pahnim pouh e teh ama ka bawilen sakkung doeh.
12 When a king is angry, [that causes people to be afraid of him], like the roar of a lion [causes people to be afraid] [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, [they like it just] like [they like] dew on the grass [in the morning].
Siangpahrang lungkhuek e teh sendek ka huk e patetlah ao, hatei a ngaikhainae teh hram dawk ka bawt e tadamtui patetlah ao.
13 Foolish children [can] cause disasters to happen to their parents. A wife who constantly (nags/quarrels with) [her husband is as annoying as] water that continually drips [MET].
Capa ka pathu e teh a na pa hanelah thoenae kaphawtkung lah ao teh, lai ka roe e yu teh tui ka yu e patetlah ao.
14 We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
Im hoi tawntanae teh napanaw koehoi coe e râw doeh, hatei yu kahawi teh BAWIPA koehoi e doeh.
15 Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
Thathoenae ni ihmu a tho sak, ka pangak e teh a vonhlam han.
16 Those who obey [God’s] commandments will remain alive [for a long time]; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die [while they are still young].
Kâpoelawk ka tarawi e teh a hringnae a ring, hatei ka pahnawt e teh a due han.
17 When we give things to poor [people], [it is as though] we are lending to Yahweh, and he will (pay us back/reward us for what we did).
Tamimathoe ka pahren e teh BAWIPA koe a cawi sak toe, a poe tangcoung e hno hah bout poe lah ao han.
18 Discipline your children while [they are young], while you still hope that [they will learn to behave as they should]; [if you do not discipline them], you are helping them to destroy [themselves].
Ngaihawinae ao navah na capa hah yue haw, a kahma nahanelah pouk hanh.
19 Those who (do not control their temper/quickly become very angry) will have to endure what happens as a result; [but] if we rescue them [from those troubles once], we will have to continue rescuing them.
A lung puenghoi ka khuek sak e ni reknae a kâhmo han, bangkongtetpawiteh, na rungngang nakunghai boutbout rungngang a ngai han doeh.
20 Pay attention when [people give you good] advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
Kâpankhainae hah thai haw, cangkhainae hah dâw haw, bangkongtetpawiteh, hmalah na lung a ang han.
21 People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
Tami e lungthin ni hno moikapap a kâcai, hatei BAWIPA e khokhangnae dueng doeh kangning han.
22 People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie [to a judge in court in order to get money].
Tami ni a ngai poung e teh pahrennae hah doeh, laithoe dei e hlak mathoe e ahawihnawn.
23 [Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
BAWIPA takinae ni hringnae koe lah a ceikhai, hote hringnae ka tawn e teh a lung a kuep vaiteh, hnokathout ni thosin mahoeh.
24 Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to take some food] but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
Tami ka pangak ni a kut a kâyap teh rawca a kâtu hane boehai ngai hoeh.
25 If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who (are naive/need to be instructed) will learn to do what is smart; if you rebuke those who are wise, they will [listen to what you say and] become wiser.
Ka dudam e tami hah hem haw, kamawngrame tami teh a kâhlaw yawkaw han doeh, a lungkaang e tami hah yue haw patopatang han
26 Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
Na pa roedeng ka poe ni teh manu ka hrek e teh, yeiraiponae hoi min mathoenae ka phawt e capa doeh.
27 My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
Ka capa cangkhainae thai e heh na kâhat payon pawiteh, lungangnae lamthung na phen han doeh.
28 Worthless witnesses [in court] make fun of [judges who try to] make fair decisions, and wicked people [enjoy] doing evil [like] they enjoy eating [good food] [MET].
Cungkeihoehe kapanuekkhaikung ni lawkcengnae kalan a dudam teh, tamikathout e pahni ni payonpakainae a payawp.
29 [God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
Lawkcengnae heh kadudamnaw hanelah hruek e lah ao teh, hemnae bongpai teh tamipathunaw e hnukthun hane doeh.
