Proverbs 29
1 Some people remain stubborn [IDM] [even] though they are often reproved/warned [about doing what is wrong], [but some day] they will be crushed/ruined, and nothing will be able to heal them.
Akiphona sangnom loupa chu, hetman louva huhdoh lel'a kisumang ding ahi.
2 When righteous [people] are rulers, people are happy, but when wicked [people] rule, people (groan/are miserable).
Mikitah ho vaihom le thaneija apan teng, mipi akipah in athanom jin; hinlah miphalou in vai ahom tengle, mipi chunga gim hesoh alhung jitai.
3 Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad; those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.
Chihna ngaisang pa din apa akipah jin, hinlah noti hotoh kivop jingpan vang anei le agou amangchai bep e.
4 When a king rules justly/fairly, he causes his nation to be strong, but a king who is concerned [only] with getting more money from the people ruins his nation.
Thu dihtah'a atan jeh chun lengpan, gamsunga chen detna aphutdoh jin; hinlah nehguh kilah pan vang, gamsung amanthahsah jin ahi.
5 Those who (flatter others/say nice things to others [merely] to cause them to feel good) are really setting a trap for them (OR, for themselves) [SYN].
Aheng akom lhem a pang pan, akeng tenia akipal lhuhna ding thang akido ahibouve.
6 Evil people will be trapped by the sins that they commit, but righteous/honest people will sing and be joyful/happy.
Migilou chu ama le ama athangkam achun a-oh jin, mikitah vang chun la-asan akipah thanom jitai.
7 Righteous/Good people know that poor [people] should be treated fairly/justly, [but] wicked people (are not concerned about/do not pay attention to) those matters at all.
Mikitah in vaichate dihna chu asuhmil peh ngaipon, migilou ding in vang hitobang thil hi het ahahsai.
8 Those who make fun of [everything that is good say things that] cause [everyone in] the city to (be agitated/in turmoil); those who are wise enable [people] to remain calm.
Mi tot chavei hon khopi jeng jong meijin ahal lha jiuvin, miching hon vang lunghanna jeng jong apeldoh theijun ahi.
9 If a wise person sues a foolish person, the foolish person merely laughs [at him] and yells [at him] and will not be quiet (OR, [the dispute will] not be resolved).
Michingin mingol akinahpia ahileh, mingol chu alung hangin anuisat bep jin, hinlah lungkim na aum poi.
10 Those who murder others hate people who (are honest/always do what is right), but righteous [people] try to protect them.
Mi thisan sohat hon nolnabei ho athet uvin, chule migilou in nolnabei mi chu thisan sodin ahol lejin ahi.
11 People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry, but foolish people (quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all).
Mingol alunghan pet leh im neilou in aum jin, miching vang chu ima seilouvin aim mang jitai.
12 If a ruler (pays attention to/believes) [people who tell] lies, all his officials will [also] become wicked.
Vaihom pan thujou sei akhohsah'a ahileh, ama thumop ho jouse chu migilou ngen soh diu ahi.
13 There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.
Vaichapa le asugentheipa jong kimuto ding, ijehinem itileh amit teni lhon hasah jong Yahweh Pakai ahi.
14 If kings judge poor [people] fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
Lengpan vaichate chu akitoh toa thu atanpeh a ahileh, alaltouna imatih chan a kiphut det ding ahi.
15 If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they [do things that] cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.
Mol thoa kiphona hin chihna atah lang in, ama chamtah'a lhaji chapang chun anu ajumso teije.
16 When wicked [people] rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but [some day] those wicked people will (be defeated/no longer rule), and righteous [people] will see that happen.
Migilouhon vai ahom'uva thaneija apan tenguleh, bolkhelna atam cheh jin; hinlah mikitah hon migilou ho lhuhpet amu diu ahi.
17 If you discipline your children, they will no longer [do things that] will cause you to be worried; instead, they [will do things that] will delight you [SYN].
Nachapa nahil chah le tha ol-na nanei thei ding, chuteng ama jal'a nakipa ding ahi.
18 When the people [of a nation] do not receive messages that come directly from God, they do not control their behavior. [God] is pleased with those who obey his laws.
Gaothu kisei louna mun achun mipi alamvai jin, hinlah Dan thu nit chan chu anun nom ahiye.
19 It is not possible to correct/discipline servants only by talking to them; they understand what you are saying, but they do not pay attention to it.
Thu cheng jengseh in soh chu athunun joupon, aman ahet vang in khohsahna anei thei jipoi.
20 [God] can help/bless foolish people more easily [RHQ] than he can help/bless people who speak without thinking first.
Geltoh louva thusei namu khah em? Hitobang mihem sang chun mingol chunga kinepna aum joi.
21 If someone gives his servants everything that they want, starting from when they are young, some day those servants will take from him everything that he owns.
Sohkhat aneova pat hoithona'a hin khou khah achun, achaina teng ama nei le gou loa apan akimudoh jin ahi.
22 Those who [quickly] become angry cause [many] arguments, and they [also] commit many sins.
Mi alungsa jenga chun kinahna asodoh jin, chule lunghanna'a dim jing michun bolkhel tampi anei lojie.
23 Proud people will be disgraced; those who are humble will be respected.
Mihem kiti hi kiletsah nan ahinsuh nemji ahin, koi hileh alungthim a kineosah chan chu mi jabolna chang ding ahi.
24 Those who help thieves [to steal] only hurt themselves; [when they are in court], they solemnly ask [God] to curse them [if they do not tell the truth], but they do not tell the truth [about the crime that was committed], [and as a result, God will curse them].
Gucha kithopia pang chun ama hinkho tahbah jong adei pon, gaosapna thu ajah jeng vang in imacha aphongdoh jipoi.
25 It is [like] a dangerous trap [MET] [for people] to be (afraid of/worried about) what others will think about them, but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.
Mihem a kingaina kiti hi kipalna ahin, Yahweh Pakaija kisongpa vang chu hoidoh tei ding ahi.
26 Many [people] request rulers to do things to help them, but Yahweh is [the only one] who surely does for people what is fair/just.
Mi tamtah in vaihompa lung lhaisah ding angaito uvin, hinlah thudih tanna hi Yahweh Pakaija hung konbou ahi.
27 Righteous [people] hate/detest those who do what is evil, and wicked [people] hate [those whose behavior is always] good.
Mikitah ho din thu adih louva tanpa hi thet umtah ahin, chule migilou ding in jong adih jenga lamjotpa chu thet umtah ahi.
