Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever is led astray by drink is not wise.
Misurtui tah hmuiyoi la om tih yu long khaw hue a sak. Te dongah anih loh a palang sak hlang boeih tah cueih voel pawh.
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.
Manghai kah a mueirhih tah sathueng kah a kawk bangla om tih, anih aka paan ngawn tah a hinglu ni a phai coeng.
3 It is an honor for anyone to avoid conflict, but every fool jumps into an argument.
Tuituknah lamloh aka hoep uh hlang ham thangpomnah la om tih, aka ang boeih long tah tohhaemnah a puek sak.
4 The lazy person does not plow in autumn; he seeks a crop at harvest time but will have nothing.
Kolhnaw loh sikca ah pataeng caai voel pawh. Te dongah cangah ah a dawt tah a dawt dae dang voel pawh.
5 The purpose in a human heart is like deep water, but someone with understanding will draw it out.
Hlang lungbuei kah cilsuep tah tui aka dung bangla om tih, hlang lungcuei loh a dueh.
6 Many a person proclaims he is loyal, but who can find one who is faithful?
Hlang pilnu amah kah sitlohnah te boeih a doek dae, oltak hlang te u long a hmuh?
7 The righteous person walks in his integrity, and his sons who follow after him will be blessed.
A thincaknah neh aka cet hlang dueng tah amah hnukah a ca rhoek khaw a yoethen.
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.
Manghai tah laitloeknah ngolkhoel dongah ngol tih, boethae boeih te a mik neh a thaek.
9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”?
“Ka lungbuei ka saelh tih ka tholh lamloh ka caihcil,” tila ulong a ti thai.
10 Differing weights and unequal measures— Yahweh hates them both.
Lungto neh lungto khaw, cangnoek neh cangnoek khaw BOEIPA ham a boktlap la tueilaehkoi ni.
11 Even a youth is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
A khoboe dongah camoe pataeng khaw loha coeng. A bisai loh cil tih a thuem atah.
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— Yahweh made them both.
Hna loh yaak tih mik loh a hmuh he khaw a boktlap la BOEIPA long ni a saii.
13 Do not love sleep or you will come to poverty; open your eyes and you will have plenty to eat.
Ih he lungnah boeh na khodaeng na pang ve. Na mik a tueng daengah ni buh na cung eh.
14 “Bad! Bad!” says the buyer, but when he goes away he boasts.
Hno aka lai loh a thae, a thae la a thui tih amah a khawk vaengah tah lat thangthen bal.
15 There is gold and an abundance of costly stones, but lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Sui neh lungvang he khawk mai dae, mingnah hmuilai he tah umponah hnopai bangla kuel.
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.
Kholong ham rhi a khang pah vaengkah a himbai neh kholong nu, kholong nu ham a laikoi pah te khaw lo laeh.
17 Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
Laithae buh he hlang hamla tui dae, a hnukah a ka dongah lungcang muep baetawt.
18 Plans are established by advice and only with wise guidance should you wage war.
Kopoek he cilsuep neh cikngae sak lamtah, caemtloek khaw a niing khueh lah.
19 A gossip reveals secrets and so you should not associate with people who talk too much.
Baecenol he caemtuh loh a hliphen tih a caeh puei. Te dongah a ka neh aka hloih te rhikhang pah boeh.
20 If a person curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in the middle of darkness.
A manu neh a napa aka hnaep tah a hmaithoi a thih pah vetih, yinthuem kah yinthuem ah hmaisuep la om ni.
21 An inheritance gained quickly at the beginning will do less good in the end.
Rho he khaw a lamhma lah banlak a kawt dae, a hmailong ah a yoethen mahpawh.
22 Do not say, “I will pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for Yahweh and he will rescue you.
A thae te, “Ka thuung van ni,” ti nah boeh. BOEIPA mah lamtawn lamtah namah te ng'khang bitni.
23 Yahweh hates unequal weights and dishonest scales are not good.
Coilung neh coilung khaw BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni. Te dongah hlangthai palat kah cooi tah a then moenih.
24 A person's steps are directed by Yahweh; how then can he understand his way?
Hlang kah a khokan he BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni. Te dongah hlang loh a longpuei te metlam a yakming eh?
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.
Hmuencim te a cukhat thil tih olcaeng hnukah a hnukdawn te hlang ham hlaeh la om.
26 A wise king winnows the wicked and he turns a threshing wheel over them.
Manghai aka cueih loh halang rhoek te a thaek tih, amih te lengkho neh a paluet thil.
27 The spirit of a person is the lamp of Yahweh, searching all his inmost parts.
BOEIPA kah hmaithoi long tah hlang kah a hiil neh a bungko kah a khui khaw boeih a thaih.
28 Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness preserve the king; his throne is made secure by love.
Sitlohnah neh oltak loh manghai te a kueinah tih, sitlohnah loh a ngolkhoel a duel pah.
29 The glory of young men is their strength and the splendor of old people is their gray hair.
Tongpang rhoek kah a thadueng tah amamih kah a boei a mang la om tih, sampok he khaw patong rhoek kah rhuepomnah ni.
30 Blows that make a wound cleanse away evil and beatings make the innermost parts clean.
Tloh kah a hma a met vanbangla, bungko khui kah hmasoe loh a thae a cing sak.
