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 ni a dei e lawk. Ama ni Ithiel, Ithiel hoi Ucal koe hettelah a dei.
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.
Tamipueng hlak tamipathu poung lah ka o teh, thaipanueknae hai ka tawn hoeh.
3 I have not learned [how to become] wise and I do not know [much] about God.
Lungangnae hai kamtu van hoeh niteh, tamikathoungnaw e panuenae hai ka tawn hoeh.
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].
Kalvan ka luen ni teh ka kum e teh apimaw, Talai poutnae pueng kacaksakkung teh apimaw, A min apimaw, a capa min hai apimaw, na panue maw.
5 Everything that God has said is true; he is [like] a shield [MET] for all those who request him to protect them.
Cathut lawk pueng teh a thoung, ka kânguenaw pueng hanelah kânguenae lah ao.
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 lawk hah thap hanh, hoehpawiteh na yue vaiteh, na laithoe e hah a hmu han.
7 [God], I ask you to do two things for me; [please] do them before I die:
Hno kahni touh ka hei han, ka due hoehnahlan na poe haw.
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;
Ahrawnghrang hoi laithoenae heh kai hoi ahlanae koe na tat pouh haw, mathoenae nakunghai, tawntanae nakunghai na poe hanh, ka panki e rawca hoi na kawk haw.
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.
Hoehpawiteh ka tawnta vaiteh na pahnawt payon vaih, BAWIPA teh apimaw, ka tet payon vaih. Hoehpawiteh, ka mathoe vaiteh hno ka parawt vaiteh Cathut min ka mathout sakpayon vaih.
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.
San teh a bawi koe pathoe hanh, hoehpawiteh thoe na bo vaiteh, nang dawk yonnae ao han.
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 na pa thoe a bo teh a manu yawhawi a poe ngaihoehnae se ao.
12 Some people think that they are perfect, but [really] they have never been cleansed from their guilt for committing disgusting sins.
Ama mithmu vah kathoung poung lah kâpouknae ao, hatei a khinnae koehoi pâsu hoeh rah.
13 Some people are very proud; they think that they are very good and they despise others.
Khopouk ka rasang ni teh moungnae a o, a khopouk teh a rasang katang.
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 hâ teh sendek patetlah, a hâkamnaw teh sarai patetlah a onae se a o, het talai van e tami mathoenaw hoi kavoutthoupnaw hah koung ca hanelah kakâcainaw doeh.
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]:
Tavat ni canu kahni touh a tawn teh, na poe na poe a ti. Ka boum thai hoeh e kathum touh ao. A khout toe ka tet boihoeh e hno pali touh a o
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)
Tangkom, kating e thun, tui ka boum hoeh e talai, a khout toe ka tet boihoeh e hmai naw hah doeh. (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 na pa ka dudam niteh a manu banglah ka noutna hoeh naw e mit teh, vonga ni a cawngkhawi pouh vaiteh, matawcanaw ni a ca awh han.
18 There are four things that are wonderful to me, [but] I do not understand any of them:
Kai hanlah kângairu hno kathum touh a o, ka thaipanuek hoeh e hno pali touh teh,
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.
Kahlî dawk mataw kamlengnae lamthung, Lungphen van tahrun ceinae, tuipui van long ceinae, hoi thoundoun ni tangla painae lam naw hah doeh.
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!”
Napui kahawihoeh hai hottelah doeh ao van, a ca hnukkhu a pahni a hui teh yonnae ka sak hoeh, telah ouk a ti.
21 There are four things that no [one in] the world can tolerate:
Hno kathum touh kecu talai heh taki hoi ouk a pâyaw, bokheiyah, hno pali touh khang thai hoeh e ao.
22 [What] a slave [does who] becomes a king, a foolish person eating [too much] food,
Siangpahrang lah kâsak e san, king ka boum e tamipathu,
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.
Vâ ka sak e napui kathout, a bawipa e yu ka khawng e sannu hetnaw hah doeh.
24 [There are] four animals on the earth that are small, but they are very wise:
Talaivan a thoungca eiteh a lungkaang e hno pali touh ao.
25 Ants are not strong, but they store up food during the summer [in order to have it during the winter].
Atha awm hoeh eiteh kompawi vah ama hane rawca ka pâtung e lungkhi,
26 Rock badgers [also] are not strong, but they make their homes among the rocks [where they will be safe].
a tha ayoun eiteh lungha rahak kaawm e saveh.
27 Locusts do not have a king, but they march like [the soldiers in] an army.
siangpahrang tawn hoeh eiteh ahuhu lahoi ka cet e samtong,
28 Lizards/Geckos [are very small and] you can hold them in your hand, but they are [cleverly able to get] inside kings’ palaces.
a khok hoi a kâbang eiteh siangpahrang im kaawm e bombanaw hah doeh.
29 [There are] four animals that strut around and look very impressive while they walk [DOU]:
Hno kathum touh kahawicalah ka cet thai e a o, bokheiyah pali touh hah teh,
30 Lions, which are stronger than all other animals and are not afraid of any of them;
Saring pueng dawk athakaawme sendek, bang ni hai ngang thai hoeh.
31 male goats, strutting roosters, and kings who (parade/walk proudly back and forth) in front of the people whom they rule.
Ransa marang, hmaetan, apinihai ngang thai hoeh e siangpahrang hetnaw hah doeh.
32 If you have acted foolishly, exalting yourself, or if you been planning [to do something] evil, stop it immediately [IDM]!
Mahoima kâtalue totouh na pathu pawiteh, hoehpawiteh hnokathout sak hanelah na kâcai pawiteh, na kut hoi na pahni tabuemh.
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.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, maitosanutui kalaw e ni sanutuikamkak a tâcosak e patetlah, hnawng kapennae ni hnawngthi a lawng sak. Hot patetlah lungkhueknae ni kâyuenae a tâcokhai.
