Ecclesiastes 10
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
1Kadueh taksae mah hmuihoih tui to hmuisae ah angcoengsak baktih toengah, kamthu khosakhaih mah palunghahaih hoi ahmin kahoih pakoehhaih to amrosak.
2A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
2Palungha kami ih palung loe bantang bangah oh, toe kamthu ih palung loe banqoi bangah oh.
3Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
3Ue, kamthu loe lamcaeh naah doeh, amthuhaih to amtueng moe, angmah amthuhaih to minawk boih khaeah thuih.
4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
4Ukkung mah palung ang phui thuih naah, na ohhaih ahmuen to caeh taak hmah; angdaehahih mah kalen sakpazaehaih to dipsak.
5There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:
5Ukkung khae hoiah sakpazaehaih tacawt baktih toengah, ni tlim ah ka hnuk ih hmuen kasae to oh.
6Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
6Angraeng mah ahmuen kahnaem ah anghnut naah, kamthu loe kasang ahmuen ah anghnut lat.
7I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
7Angraengnawk khok hoiah amkaeh o naah, tamnanawk mah hrang nuiah angthueng o lat.
8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
8Qumqai kami loe tangqom thungah krah tih; sipae phrae kami loe pahui mah patuk tih.
9The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
9Thlung takhoe kami loe nganbawh kana hak tih; thing khuek kami loe ahmaa caa tih.
10If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
10Caka to kanoe ah taak ai nahaeloe, tha ueng han angaih; toe palunghahaih mah atho ohhaih loklam to hnuksak.
11If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
11Pahui to adoi hoiah na sak cadoeh na patuk tih, lokpunghaih loe amekhaih tidoeh om ai.
12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
12Palungha kami ih pakha thung hoiah tacawt loknawk loe tahmenhaih to oh, toe kamthu loe angmah ih pahni mah paaeh.
13The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
13Anih pakha hoi tacawt tangsuek lok loe amthuhaih hoiah amtong, anih ih lokpaeh boenghaih loe kasae amthuhaih ah oh.
14Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
14Kamthu loe lok pung, kami mah angzo han koi hmuen to thui thai ai; anih hmabang ah timaw om tih, tiah mi mah maw thui thai tih?
15The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
15Vangpui thungah caehhaih loklam to panoek ai baktih toengah, kamthu toksakhaih mah kaminawk angphosak boih.
16Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
16Nawkta ukkung siangpahrang ohhaih prae, khawnthaw ah buh raenghhaih poih sah angraengnawk ohhaih prae, nang loe khosak bing!
17Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
17Khingya han koi kaom imthung takoh hoiah tapen siangpahrang ohhaih prae, mu kanae hmoek ai, tha oh hanah atue phak naah buh kacaa angraengnawk ohhaih prae, nang loe tahamhoih.
18Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
18Thasethaih mah im to hmawnsak; bantha set pongah im loe kho longh.
19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
19Pahnuih hanah ni poih to sak, mu mah kami poeknawmsak; toe phoisa mah hmuenmae to qan thaih boih.
20Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
20Siangpahrang to palung thung hoiah doeh pasoih hmah; angraengnawk doeh na iihhaih ahmuen hoiah pasoih hmah; van ih tavaa mah na lok to sin ueloe, pakhraeh kaom tavaa mah thui pae moeng tih.
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