Job 12
1 And Job answered and said,
Job ni a pathung teh,
2 No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
Lunghringnae awm laipalah nangmanaw nahoehmaw tami lungkaangnaw lah na kaawm awh heh, namamouh hoi lungangnae teh rei a due han.
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yes, who knoweth not such things as these?
Hateiteh, nangmouh patetlah panuethainae ka tawn van. Nangmouh hlak vah hoe ka rahnoum hoeh. Het patet e hno panue hoeh e apimaw kaawm.
4 I am [as] one mocked by his neighbor, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] derided.
Kai teh, huikonaw ni panuikhaie lah ka o teh, Cathut a kaw teh, ama ni a pathung e kai heh, tamikalan, toun han awmhoeh, a panuikhaie kâhmo e lah ka o.
5 He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
Kanawmcalah kaawmnaw e khopouknae dawkvah, yawthoenae heh panuikhainae lah ao teh, a kamthui nahanlah coungkacoe paloung pouh e lah ao.
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
Dingcanaw e rim law teh a hmacawn teh, Cathut lungkhueksakkungnaw law teh a roum awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh Cathut ni a kut hoi a kawkhik.
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Hateiteh, atu moithangnaw koe pacei nateh, na cangkhai awh han doeh. Kalvan e kamleng e tavanaw hai pacei haw, na dei pouh han doeh.
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
Hoeh pawiteh, talai koe vah dei pouh haw, na cangkhai han doeh, Talî dawk e tanganaw ni nangmouh teh kamcengcalah na panue sak han doeh.
9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
Hete hnonaw dawk BAWIPA ni a sak tie hah, ka panuek hoeh e nangmouh thung dawk apimaw kaawm.
10 In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
A kut dawk hringnae katawnnaw puenghoi, tami pueng e kâhanae ao.
11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food?
Kâko ni rawca a patek e patetlah hnâ ni lawk hah a tanouk nahoehmaw.
12 With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Kacuenaw koe lungangnae ao teh, a kumcue torei teh, panuethainae ao.
13 With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
Ahni koe lungangnae hoi thaonae ao. Ahni ni khokhangnae hoi panuethainae a tawn.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Hno heh raphoe hnukkhu hoi teh, bout sak thai hoeh toe, tami khak paung hoi teh tâco thai nahan a ru toe.
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Tui hah pahak hoi teh a ke toe, tui bout tha torei teh talai dawk bout a kamuem.
16 With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.
Ama koe thasainae hoi roumnae a onae hoi ka payonsakkung teh amae doeh.
17 He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Khokhangkungnaw hah be kahma lah a ceikhai teh, lawkcengkung hah be a pathu sak.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Siangpahrangnaw kateknae hah a rathap pouh teh, a kengnaw dawk taisawm a kâyeng sak awh.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
Bawinaw hah takcaici lah a hrawi teh, athakaawme taminaw hah a rawp sak.
20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
A kâuepkhai awh e lawknaw hah a hnoun pouh teh, kacuenaw e panuethainae hah a takhoe pouh awh.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
Bawinaw lathueng vah dudamnae a rabawk teh, tami tha kaawm naw hah kutcaici lah ao sak.
22 He revealeth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth to light the shades of death.
Hmonae thung hoi kadung poung e hno koung a kamnue sak, Duenae tâhlip hah angnae dawk a tâcokhai,
23 He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them [again].
Miphunnaw hah a len sak teh bout a raphoe. Miphunnaw hah a kâthap sak teh bout a hrawi.
24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness [where there is] no way.
Talai e tamihu kahrawinaw hah panuethainae naw a kahma sak teh, kahrawngum lamthung a ohoehnae koe a kâva sak.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].
Angnae awm laipalah hmonae thung thupthup a payam awh, ka parui e tami patetlah rawraw a cu sak.
