Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever is led astray by drink is not wise.
Misurtui loe tamhnui tabu ah ni oh; mu mah angzoehhaih to ohsak; mu paquih loe amthuhaih ah ni oh.
2 The fear of a king is like the fear of a young lion that is roaring; the one who makes him angry forfeits his life.
Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui kabtiah oh; anih palungphui han sah kami loe a hinghaih zaehaih sahsak kami ah oh.
3 It is an honor for anyone to avoid conflict, but every fool jumps into an argument.
Angzoehhaih dipsakkung loe khingya han krak; toe kamthu mah angzoehhaih to tacawtsak.
4 The lazy person does not plow in autumn; he seeks a crop at harvest time but will have nothing.
Thasae kami loe atue naah laikok atok ai pongah, cang aah tue ah minawk khaeah hni cadoeh, hak mak ai.
5 The purpose in a human heart is like deep water, but someone with understanding will draw it out.
Kami ih palung thung hoi sak atimhaih loe kathuk tui baktiah oh; toe panoekhaih tawn kami mah ni la thai tih.
6 Many a person proclaims he is loyal, but who can find one who is faithful?
Kami boih mah a sak o ih kahoih hmuen to thuih o boih; toe mi mah maw oepthok kami to hnu thai tih?
7 The righteous person walks in his integrity, and his sons who follow after him will be blessed.
Katoeng kami loe a toenghaih loklam to pazui pongah, a caanawk loe tahamhoih o.
8 A king who sits on the throne performing the duties of a judge is winnowing with his eyes all the evil that is before him.
Siangpahrang mah lokcaek hanah angraeng tangkhang pongah anghnut naah, kahoih ai hmuennawk to a mik hoiah pathlaeng thaih boih.
9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”?
Ka palung hae ka ciimsak boeh, zaehaih ka tawn ai, tiah mi mah maw thui thai tih?
10 Differing weights and unequal measures— Yahweh hates them both.
Angvan ai hmuenzit tahhaih patoh hoi angvan ai kasawk tahhaih patohhaih to Angraeng mah panuet.
11 Even a youth is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Nawkta loe a sak ih hmuen toeng maw toeng ai, ciim maw ciim ai, tito a sak ih hmuen hoiah amtueng.
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— Yahweh made them both.
Thaihhaih naa hoi hnukhaih mik loe, Angraeng mah ni sak hmaek.
13 Do not love sleep or you will come to poverty; open your eyes and you will have plenty to eat.
Iih koeh hmoek hmah; nam tang tih; na mik to padai ah, to tiah nahaeloe takaw hoiah zok nam hah tih.
14 “Bad! Bad!” says the buyer, but when he goes away he boasts.
Hmuen qankung mah hmuen to qan naah, Hoih ai, hoih ai, tiah thuih; toe nawnetta caeh pacoengah loe, a qan ih hmuen to amoek haih.
15 There is gold and an abundance of costly stones, but lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Sui to oh moe, atho kana thlung kathim doeh oh mangh; toe palunghahaih lokthui pahni to hoih kue.
16 Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.
Panoek ai ih kami hanah phoisa coi han lokkam kami loe angmah ih kahni to la pae ving tih, panoek ai ih angvin nongpata hanah lokkamhaih sah kami loe angmah ih hmuenmae to naeh pae tih.
17 Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
Alinghaih hoiah hnuk ih caaknaek loe khraem parai; toe hnukkhuem ah loe pakha to thlungcaret hoiah koi tih.
18 Plans are established by advice and only with wise guidance should you wage war.
Na timhaih sah ai naah minawk khae hoi kahoih poekhaih to la ah; kahoih poekhaih paekkung na tawnh naah, misa to tuh ah.
19 A gossip reveals secrets and so you should not associate with people who talk too much.
Pakhaa cip ai kami mah tamqu hmuen to angphongsak; to pongah pakha cip ai kami hoiah angkom hmah.
20 If a person curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in the middle of darkness.
Amno hoi ampa pasoih kami loe, khoving thungah anih ih hmaithaw paduek pae ving tih.
21 An inheritance gained quickly at the beginning will do less good in the end.
Karangah angraenghaih loe, hnukkhuem ah tahamsethaih ah om tih.
22 Do not say, “I will pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for Yahweh and he will rescue you.
Sak ih zaehaih baktiah ka pathok let han, tiah thui hmah; Angraeng to mah oep ah, anih mah na pahlong tih.
23 Yahweh hates unequal weights and dishonest scales are not good.
Katoeng ai hmuenzit tahhaih to Angraeng mah panuet; anih loe amsoem ai coi tahhaih nuiah anghoe ai.
24 A person's steps are directed by Yahweh; how then can he understand his way?
Kami ih khok takan loe Angraeng mah ni zaeh; kami mah kawbangmaw a caehhaih loklam to panoek thai tih?
25 It is a snare for a person to say rashly, “This thing is holy,” and begin to think about what it means only after making his vow.
Poek het ai ah tawthaih hoi Sithaw khaeah lokkamhaih sah kami, lokkam pacoengah a lokkamhaih dawnpakhuem let kami loe, aimah hanah dongh patung kami ah oh.
26 A wise king winnows the wicked and he turns a threshing wheel over them.
Palungha siangpahrang loe kahoih ai kaminawk to anghaehsak phaeng moe, cang kaehhaih hoiah nihcae to a kaeh.
27 The spirit of a person is the lamp of Yahweh, searching all his inmost parts.
Kami ih muithla loe, angmah palung thung ih hmuennawk pakronghaih, Angraeng ih hmaithawk ah oh.
28 Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness preserve the king; his throne is made secure by love.
Amlunghaih hoi oepthohhaih mah siangpahrang to ngancuemsak; amlunghaih mah angraeng tangkhang to caksak.
29 The glory of young men is their strength and the splendor of old people is their gray hair.
Thacakhaih loe thendoeng lensawkhaih ah oh moe, sampok loe mitong kranghoihaih ah oh.
30 Blows that make a wound cleanse away evil and beatings make the innermost parts clean.
Nganbawh kana hakhaih hoi ahmaa caakhaih mah kasae hmuen to ciimsak; bohhaih mah palungthin thung ih sethaih to pasaeh.
