Proverbs 25
1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
Hae hmuennawk loe Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah ih kaminawk mah tarik pakong patoeng ih, Solomon palunghahaih loknawk ah oh.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings to search it out.
Sithaw lensawkhaih loe amtueng ai ah kaom hmuen maeto ah oh; toe hmuen maeto kawng pakronghaih loe siangpahrangnawk lensawkhaih ah oh.
3 Like the heavens are for height and the earth is for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Van loe sang moe, long loe thuk baktih toengah, siangpahrangnawk ih palung loe hnu thai mak ai.
4 Remove the dross from the silver and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft.
Sumkanglung thung ih sum aek to va ah, to naah ni sum sahkung mah boengloeng kahoih to sah thai tih.
5 Even so, remove wicked people from the presence of the king and his throne will be established by doing what is right.
Kasae kaminawk to siangpahrang hmaa hoiah takhoe oh; to tiah ni anih ih angraeng tangkhang to toenghaih hoiah cak poe tih.
6 Do not honor yourself in the king's presence and do not stand in the place designated for great people.
Siangpahrang hmaa ah nangmah hoi nangmah to amkoeh hmah; kalen kaminawk ih ahmuen ah angdoe hmah;
7 It is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have witnessed,
mik hoiah na hnuk ih angraeng hmaa ah azathaih hoiah oh pongah loe, Hae ah angzo tahang ah, tiah thui kami ih lok to tahngaih han hoih kue.
8 do not bring quickly to trial. For what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Lokcaekhaih im ah kami to karangah khing hmah; hnukkhuem ah na imtaeng kami mah azathaih na tongsak nahaeloe kawbangah maw na om tih?
9 Argue your case between you and your neighbor himself and do not disclose another's secret,
Na imtaeng kami hoi poek anghmong ai pongah lok angaek cadoeh, tamqu hmuen to minawk khaeah taphong hmah;
10 or else the one who hears you will bring shame upon you and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced.
to tih ai nahaeloe lok thaih kami mah nang azathaih tongsak hanah taphong ueloe, na hmin hoihaih to amro moeng tih.
11 Apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in the right situation.
Kahoih lok apaehhaih loe sumkanglung pazut het ih sui bungmu hoiah anghmong.
12 A gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
Palunghahaih lok hoi thuitaek kami loe, lok tahngai kami hanah, sui naa tangkraeng baktih, suitui kaciim hoiah sak ih bungmu baktiah oh.
13 Like the cold of snow at harvest time is a faithful messenger for those who sent him; he brings back the life of his masters.
Oep kaom laicaeh loe anih patoehkung hanah, cang aah nathuem ih dantui kamding baktiah oh, patoehkung Angraeng ih palungthin to angthasak.
14 Clouds and wind without rain is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give.
Tangqum paek han, tiah amoek moe, paek ai kami loe khotui om ai tamai hoiah anghmong.
15 With patience a ruler can be persuaded and a soft tongue can break a bone.
Pauephaih rang hoiah ukkung to pazawk thaih moe, loknaem mah ahuh to angkhaehsak thaih.
16 If you find honey, eat just enough— otherwise, having too much of it, you vomit it up.
Khoitui to na hnuk maw? Kahoih boekah caa ah, amhah aak ah na caak nahaeloe na palok tih.
17 Do not set your foot in your neighbor's house too often, he may become tired of you and hate you.
Na imtaeng khaeah kahoih boekah caeh ah, na caeh tuektuek nahaeloe, na hmawt ueloe, na hnuma moeng tih.
18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club used in war, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
A imtaeng kami nuiah amsawn hnukung ah angdoe kami loe thingboeng, haita, palaa hoiah anghmong.
19 An unfaithful man in whom you trust in a time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
Raihaih tong naah oep kaom ai kami khaeah amhahaih loe, haa kangkhaek, khokkhaem kami hoiah anghmong.
20 Like a person who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like vinegar poured upon carbonate of soda, is the one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Poek angpho kami khaeah laasah kami loe siktue ah laihaw angkhring kami, zencing nuiah kathaw tui bawh baktiah ni oh.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
Na misa to zok amthlam nahaeloe buh paek ah; tui anghae nahaeloe naek hanah tui to paek ah;
22 for you will shovel coals of fire on his head and Yahweh will reward you.
hae loe anih lu nuiah hmaisaae koeng pae baktiah om ueloe, Angraeng mah tahamhoihaih na paek tih.
23 As surely as the north wind brings rain, so a tongue that tells secrets will result in angry faces.
Aluek bang ih takhi mah kho angzohsak baktih toengah, minawk kasae thui kami ih palai mah palungphuihaih to tacawtsak.
24 It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarreling wife.
Angzoeh koeh zu hoiah kakawk parai im thungah nawnto oh pongah loe imphu ranui ih im takii ah oh to hoih kue.
25 Like cold waters to one who is thirsty, so is good news from a far country.
Angthla parai ahmuen hoiah angzo kahoih tamthanglok loe pakhra tui anghae kami hanah tui kamding ah oh.
26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
Kahoih ai kami hmaa ah kamtimh katoeng kami loe tui kamnu hoi kaqong tui baktiah ni oh.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey; that is like searching for honor after honor.
Khoitui pop hmoek ah caak han hoih ai baktih toengah, angmah lensawkhaih pakrong kami loe lensawkhaih to hnu mak ai.
28 A person without self-control is like a city breached and without walls.
A poekhaih angsum ai kami loe sipae om ai, kamtimh vangpui hoiah anghmong.
