< Proverbs 11 >

1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
Angraeng loe katoeng ai tahhaih to pahnuet; toe katoeng tahhaih nuiah loe anghoehaih tawnh.
2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
Amoekhaih oh naah, azathaih to oh; toe minawk tlim ah khosah kami khaeah loe palunghahaih to oh.
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
Poektoeng kami loe toenghaih mah zaeh; toe poeksae kami loe poeksethaih mah amrosak tih.
4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Sithaw palungphui naah angraenghaih mah na bomh mak ai; toe toenghaih mah loe duekhaih thung hoiah pahlong.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
Coek koi om ai katoeng kami loe toenghaih mah loklam to hnuksak; toe kasae kami loe a sethaih mah amtimsak tik.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
Katoeng kaminawk loe angmacae toenghaih mah nihcae to pahlong tih; toe sethaih sah kaminawk loe angmacae sethaih pongah aman o tih.
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
Kahoih ai kami duek naah, anih oephaih doeh anghma tih; poektoeng ai kaminawk ih oephaih loe anghmat.
8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
Katoeng kami to raihaih thung hoiah pahlong, anih zuengah kasae kami nuiah raihaih to phak.
9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
Angsah thaih kami loe pronghaih lok hoiah a imtaeng kami to amrosak; toe katoeng kami loe palunghahaih hoiah loi tih.
10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
Katoeng kami khosak hoih naah, vangpui to anghoe; kasae kami duek naah loe, anghoe hoi hanghaih lok to oh.
11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
Katoeng kami tahamhoih naah, vangpui to pakoeh ah oh; toe kasae kami ih pakha mah loe vangpui to amrosak.
12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
Palunghahaih tawn ai kami loe, a imtaeng kami to khet patoek; toe palunghahaih tawn kami loe a palai to ciipsak.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
Lokpung kami loe tamqu hmuen to taphong; toe oepthok kami loe tamqu hmuen to angphat.
14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
Zaehhoihaih om ai naah, prae kaminawk amro o; toe poekhaih paek thaih kami pop tawnh naah ngancuemhaih to oh.
15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
Angvin ih laiba pathok pae hanah lokkam kami loe poek angpho tih; toe to tiah lokkam ai kami loe mawnhaih tawn mak ai.
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
Tahmenhaih tawn nongpata loe khingzahaih to hak; toe thahoih nongpanawk loe angraeng o.
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
Tahmenhaih tawn kami loe tangqum to hak; toe hmawsaeng kami loe a taksa raihaih paek kami ah ni oh.
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.
Kasae kami loe alinghaih atho to hnuk; toe toenghaih tuh kami loe amkhrai thai ai tangqum to hak.
19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.
Toenghaih loe hinghaih ah oh baktih toengah, sethaih hnukah patom kami loe a duekhaih ni patom.
20 An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
Poek angkawn kami loe Angraeng mah panuet; toe toenghaih loklam pazui kami nuiah loe anghoehaih to tawnh.
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
Kasae kaminawk loe nawnto amhong o cadoeh, danpaek ai ah om mak ai; toe katoeng kaminawk ih caa loe loihsak tih.
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
Khopoek thai ai kranghoih nongpata loe, ok tahmawh nui ih sui bantuek baktiah ni oh.
23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
Katoeng kami loe kahoih hmuen khue ni koeh; toe kasae kami ih oephaih loe palungphuihaih hae ni.
24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
Cangti haeh kami loe pop aep ah hak; angaihaih pong kamthlai ah patung kami loe amtang aep.
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
Kuuhoih kami loe angraeng; minawk han tuibawh kami loe, angmah doeh tuibawh ah om toeng tih.
26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
Cang zawh paawt kami loe, minawk mah kasae thui tih; toe cang zaw kami ih lu loe tahamhoihaih om tih.
27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
Kahoih hmuen pakrong kami loe hoihaih to hnuk; toe kahoih ai hmuen pakrong kami loe sethaih to hnu tih.
28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
Angmah angraenghaih oep kami loe amtim tih; toe katoeng kami loe thingqam baktiah sai tih.
29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
Angmah imthung raihaih paek kami loe takhi to qawk ah toep tih; amthu loe palungha kami ih tamna ah om tih.
30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
Hinghaih thingkung loe toenghaih thingthai ah oh; palungha kami loe minawk hinghaih to pazawk.
31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
Khenah, katoeng kaminawk mataeng doeh long nuiah hnuk han koi atho to hnu o nahaeloe, Sithaw panoek ai kami hoi zaehaih sak koeh kaminawk cae loe kawkruk maw danpaekhaih atho to hnu o tih!

< Proverbs 11 >