Proverbs 30
1 These are sayings/messages that God gave to Agur, the son of Jakeh. [Agur wrote them] for Ithiel and Ucal.
Jakeh capa Agur kah ol he, Ithiel hlang, Ithiel neh Ukal taengah olphong olrhuh la om.
2 It seems that I am very stupid; I do not deserve to be considered to be a human; I do not have the good sense that humans should have.
Kai he hlang lakah ka kotalh ngawn cakhaw, hlang loh kai taengah yakmingnah khueh pawh.
3 I have not learned [how to become] wise and I do not know [much] about God.
Cueihnah ka cang pawt dae, a cim mingnah te ka ming.
4 [But let me say this]: No one [RHQ] has ascended to heaven [to find out what God is like] and returned [to tell us]. No one [RHQ] has gathered/held the wind in his hand. No one [RHQ] has wrapped the water [in the ocean] in [a piece of] cloth, and no one [RHQ] has established the boundaries of the earth. [If you know who has done those things, tell me] [RHQ] his name, and the names of his children [SAR]! [But you do not know who has done those things, so you cannot speak with authority about what God is like].
Ulae vaan la aka luei tih aka rhum? A kutnarhum dongah khohli aka buem te ulae? Himbai dongah tui aka cun te ulae? Diklai khobawt boeih aka thoh te ulae? A ming ta melae, a capa ming ta balae? na ming atah.
5 Everything that God has said is true; he is [like] a shield [MET] for all those who request him to protect them.
Pathen kah olthui boeih tah cilpoe la om. Amah dongah aka ying rhoek ham tah photling la a om pah.
6 Do not add to (OR, change) what God has said; if you do that, he will rebuke you and show that you are lying.
A ol te thap boeh, namah te n'tluung vetih na laithae phoe ve.
7 [God], I ask you to do two things for me; [please] do them before I die:
Namah taeng lamkah te panit ni kam bih. Ka duek hlanah kai taengah hloh boeh.
8 Help me never to lie or deceive [people] and do not cause me to become poor or to become rich. [Just] give me the food that I need;
A poeyoek neh laithae ol tah kai taeng lamloh hla saeh. Kai taengah he khodaeng khaw, khuehtawn khaw m'pae boeh. Ka buhvae dongkah buhham mah kai n'cah mai.
9 because if I become rich, I might say that I do not [RHQ] know you and that I do not need you; and if I become poor, I might dishonor you by stealing things.
Ka kum vaengah tah ka basa vetih, “BOEIPA te unim,” vik ka ti tholh ve. Ka khawk vaengah ka huen vetih ka Pathen ming te ka pha tholh ve.
10 Do not (slander/say bad things about) a worker to his boss; if you do that, the worker will curse you, and cause you to have trouble.
A boei taeng, a boei taengah sal te thet pah boeh. Namah te thae m'phoei thil vetih, na boe ve.
11 [I will list four kinds of evil things that people do]: Some people curse their fathers and do not [ask God to] bless their mothers.
A napa kah cadilcahma aka tap loh a manu te khaw a uem noek moenih.
12 Some people think that they are perfect, but [really] they have never been cleansed from their guilt for committing disgusting sins.
A khawt te sil pawt dae, amah mikhmuh neh aka cim cadilcahma,
13 Some people are very proud; they think that they are very good and they despise others.
A mik neh mat pomsang uh tih, a mikkhu aka huel cadilcahma,
14 Some people [act very cruelly toward others]; [it is as though] [MET] they have teeth that are [like] sharp knives; they severely oppress poor [people] and try to cause them to disappear from the land.
A no te cunghang bangla, a pumcu te tumcaca bangla, diklai mangdaeng neh khodaeng hlang aka yoop cadilcahma,
15 Leeches [are always wanting more blood to suck]; [similarly, greedy people are always] saying “Give [me some]!” or “Give [me more]!” [MET] There are four things that are never (satisfied/content with what they have); they always want more [LIT]:
Vawt canu rhoi loh, “M'pae, m'pae,” a ti. Pathum khaw cung rhoi pawh. Pali khaw, “Rhoeh coeng,” ti rhoi pawh.
16 The place where the dead people are; women who do not have any children; ground that needs water/rain; and a fire that always needs more wood. (Sheol h7585)
Saelkhui neh caya kah a bung, tui aka hah pawh diklai, rhoeh aka ti tlaih pawh hmai pawn ni. (Sheol h7585)
17 Those who [SYN] make fun of their fathers or refuse to obey their mothers (OR, despise their aged mothers) should [die and] have their eyes pecked out by crows, and the [rest of their corpses should be] fed to the vultures.
A napa aka tamdaeng tih, a manu kah boengainah dongah aka hnoelrhoeng kah a mik tah, soklong vangak loh a koeih vetih atha ca loh a caak ni.
18 There are four things that are wonderful to me, [but] I do not understand any of them:
Amih pathum mah kai ham tah khobaerhambae coeng dae, a pili phoeikah amih pali he khaw ka ming thai moenih.
19 How eagles fly in the sky, how snakes [are able to] move/crawl across a big rock, how ships sail on the seas, and how a man falls in love with a woman.
Vaan ah atha kah longpuei, lungpang dongah rhul kah longpuei, tuitun tuilung kah sangpho longpuei, hula taengkah tongpa longpuei he ni.
20 This is what a woman who (is not faithful to/does not have sex only with) her husband does: She commits adultery [EUP], and [then] bathes and says, “I have not done anything that is wrong!”
Samphaih nu kah a khosing tah, a caak neh a ka a huih tih, “boethae ka saii pawh,” a ti.
21 There are four things that no [one in] the world can tolerate:
Diklai aka tlai sak pathum neh diklai loh a phueih thai pawh pali tah,
22 [What] a slave [does who] becomes a king, a foolish person eating [too much] food,
Sal te tloep a manghai vaengah, aka ang te buh a hah vaengah,
23 [what] a woman who is hated [does when she] gets married, and [what] a female servant [does when she] becomes the boss instead of her mistress.
Rhukom te tloep a hmuhuet vaengah, imom loh a boeinu a pang vaengah,
24 [There are] four animals on the earth that are small, but they are very wise:
Amih pali he diklai hmankah a yit koek la om dae cueih rhoela cueih uh.
25 Ants are not strong, but they store up food during the summer [in order to have it during the winter].
Lunghi he a pilnam khaw tlung pawt dae, khohal ah amamih caak te a soepsoei coeng.
26 Rock badgers [also] are not strong, but they make their homes among the rocks [where they will be safe].
Saphih khaw a pilnam te pilnu pawt dae, thaelpang khuiah a im a khueh.
27 Locusts do not have a king, but they march like [the soldiers in] an army.
Kaisih te manghai tal dae a pum la huek khong uh.
28 Lizards/Geckos [are very small and] you can hold them in your hand, but they are [cleverly able to get] inside kings’ palaces.
Imrhai loh kut neh na tuuk mai tih, amah tah manghai kah bawkim ah na om van bal.
29 [There are] four animals that strut around and look very impressive while they walk [DOU]:
Khokan aka yanghoep pathum neh a caeh aka thuem pali tah amih ni.
30 Lions, which are stronger than all other animals and are not afraid of any of them;
Sathueng tah Rhamsa boeih lakah tlung tih, a mikhmuh kah boeih tah mael tak pawh.
31 male goats, strutting roosters, and kings who (parade/walk proudly back and forth) in front of the people whom they rule.
A cinghen aka caplawh maaetal neh manghai amah taengah aka bop rhoek.
32 If you have acted foolishly, exalting yourself, or if you been planning [to do something] evil, stop it immediately [IDM]!
Dangrhoek ham vaengah na tahah tih na mangtaeng akhaw na ka te na kut neh buem.
33 If you churn milk, it produces butter/curds, and if you hit [someone hard on his] nose, [his nose] bleeds; similarly, if you do something to cause [people to become] angry, strife [usually] results.
Suktui a ken vaengah suknaeng la poeh. Hnarhong a pai vaengah thii long. Thintoek a phul vaengah tuituknah la coeng.
