Proverbs 17
1 Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices [with] strife.
Insunga kiboina pum'a golvah bolsang in, an-keoseh kineh a lungmonga um aphajoi.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Soh chingtah chu apupa chapa ahin, chule adihlouva chonpa chunga jong vaihom in apang jin, hiche sohpa chu apupa nei le gou aboncha achapate toh sopi khat banga kihom ding ahi.
3 The fining-pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Thil solna bel chu dangka solna kimang ahin, mei-khuh sung hi sana solna ahi. Hinlah Yahweh Pakai hi lungput aboncha patepna ahi.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Miphalou in akamsunga thilphalou seipa thusei bou angai nom in, chule mijou in jong jou le nal thoa leigui kilehpel chu angai nom in ahi.
5 He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Vaicha noisea tot chaveipa chun asempa Elohim Pathen ataitom ahin, mi vangset pat'a kipah chun gimbolna ato tei ding ahi.
6 Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [is] their fathers.
Tehse ho ding in atute hi alallukhuh-u ahin, chapate loupina hi apateu ahi.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Mingol ho din thu ngaitah'a kisei hi pannabei ahin, milen milal te ang sunga jou le nal'a thu kisei jong pannabei ahibouve.
8 A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Aguh'a thilpeh kiti hi apepa din vangbohna tobang ahin, hijeh chun achena jousea khang ding ahi.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
Koi hileh suhkhelna ngaidam thei chun, ngailutna angaichat jing ahin, hinlah miphul phul pan vang gol le pai akikhenpi jin ahi.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Mingol jakhat vei akichup sang in, thil hetthemna neipa ding in akihilna jeng jong asanji ahei.
11 An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Engsetna nei mi chun doumah jeng ahol le jin, amatoh kitoh ding in sottol engse ahung lo jitai.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Mikhat in mingol khat angol pet'a akimaitopi sang in, vompi nou akilo-doh nungsanga api kimaitopi aphajoi.
13 Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Mihem in thilpha khat thilsea alethuh teng, a-insunga thilse cheng jing ding ahi.
14 The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
Kitoma ahung um teng twiput tobang in ahung pot jin, ajeh chu kitomona aso masanga kikhen tel aphajoi.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
Athemmo lha kanga athem-jo mo chansahna hileh, Yahweh Pakai dinga anitah lhonna dei um lou ahi.
16 Why [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
Lungthimbei mingol in chihna kichohna ding sum akhol ngei poi.
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Golngai chun phat tin in mi alungset in, sopi kiti hi hahsat petna kithokhom dinga hung peng ahibouve.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Lungthim neilou mihem chu bat-san apang jin, hitichun aheng akom hoa batsah nan apang bep e.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Suhkhel ding ging lou mihem chun kinah baotam adei ahin, ain kotpi paopia kiletsah pan manthahna jeng agon ahibouve.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Mihem lungput dihlou kiti chu akhang thei pon, jou le nal seija pang kamsung jong vangsetna'a lhalut teiji ahi.
21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Chapa ngol hi ahingpa dinga gimna bep ahin, hiche mingolpa hing chu akipah thei poi.
22 A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Lung kipana hi damna pipen ahin, lamvaija um chu gu le chang dinga doulal um ahi.
23 A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Thu adih a tan sang in, miphalou hon sum-guh ane jiuvin, thudih chu achekhel sah jitauve.
24 Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
Thil jouse hetthemna nei mi chun chihna lam jeng aven, ajon in, hinlah mingol chun leiset kol mang avelen ahi.
25 A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Chapa in apa lunggimna asodoh peh in, anu dinga gimna tah ahi.
26 Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
Mikitah ahilou lam'a leosah kiti apha pon, vaihom milen milal jep ding jong thildih ahipoi.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Thu kisei ngaija chu hetna anei jin, chule lungneng tah'a thusei mi chun hetkhenna anei ahi.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
Mingol jeng jong thipbeh cha aum teng, miching bang in akigel jin, hitobang michun akam akeh lou teng, miching tah bang in akigel-ji bouve.
