Proverbs 17
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
1Imthung koi mongah sak ih angbawnhaih buh to angzoehhaih hoiah caak pongah loe, buh karoem zetta poek monghaih hoiah caak to hoih kue.
2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
2Palungha tamna loe kahoih ai imkung ih capa to uk tih, anih loe a caanawk hoi nawnto qawk to toep tih.
3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
3Sumkanglung tui pacii hanah laom to patoh baktih toengah, sui tui pacii hanah hmai kamngaeh to patoh; toe Angraeng loe kami ih palung to tanoem.
4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
4Kahoih ai hmuen sah kami loe lok amlai kami mah thuih ih lok to tang; amsawnlok thui kami doeh loksae to tahngaih.
5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
5Mithoe hnaphnae kami loe anih Sahkung hnaphnae kami ah ni oh; minawk raihaih tong naah anghoe kami loe danpaekhaih to loih mak ai.
6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
6Caanawk ih caa patoeng loe mitongnawk hanah sui lumuek ah oh, amno ampa loe caanawk lensawkhaih ah oh.
7Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
7Kahoih lok loe kamthu hoi amcuk ai baktih toengah, amsawnlok doeh ukkung angraeng hoi amcuk ai.
8A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
8Tangqum loe hak kami hanah atho kana thlung baktiah oh; a caehhaih ahmuen kruekah, tahamhoihaih oh.
9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
9Minawk zaehaih tahmen kami loe amlunghaih to pungsak; toe zaehaih tahmen ai kami loe ampui to ampraeksak.
10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
10Kamthu loe quiboeng hoi cumvaito boh cadoeh poek amkhrai mak ai; palungha loe thuitaekhaih lok to thaih kop.
11An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
11Kahoih ai kami loe lokaek han khue ni pakrong; to pongah tahmenhaih tawn ai laicaeh to anih khaeah patoeh tih.
12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
12Palungkraeng kamthu khaeah caeh moe, raihaih tong pongah loe, taqom caa lomh pae to hoih kue.
13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
13Hmuenhoih to hmuensae hoiah pathok kami loe, kahoih ai hmuen mah a im to caehtaak mak ai.
14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
14Angzoehhaih loe kamsah tui hoiah anghmong; to pongah angzoehhaih om ai naah to hmuen to toengh sut ah.
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
15Zaehaih sah kami to loisak lat kami, to tih ai boeh loe katoeng kami zaehaih net lat kami hnik to Angraeng mah panuet hmaek.
16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
16Kamthu loe palunghahaih koeh ai pongah, kamthu ban ah paek ih phoisa loe tih atho maw oh?
17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
17Ampui loe amlunghaih tawnh poe; nawkamya loe karai tonghaih atue nathuem han ih ni tapen.
18A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
18Poekhaih tawn ai kami loe coi ih phoisa to pathok pae hanah, angmah ih ampui hmaa ah lokkamhaih to sak.
19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
19Angzoeh koeh kami loe zae sakhaih doeh koeh; angmah ih khongkha amoek haih kami loe amrohaih ni pakrong.
20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
20Poektoeng ai kami loe khosak hoihaih tawn ai; amsawnlok thui palai loe raihaih tongh.
21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
21Kamthu tapen kami loe tapenkung to palungsetsak; kamthu ih ampa loe anghoehaih tawn ai.
22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
22Poeknawmhaih loe kahoih tasi ah oh; toe palungsethaih mah ahuh to zaeksak.
23A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
23Kasae kami loe toenghaih loklam angkawnsak hanah, bokhaih ah paek ih tangqum to lak.
24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
24Palungha kami loe panoekhaih to tawnh; toe kamthu ih mik loe long boenghaih khoek to khet parui.
25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
25Capa kamthu mah ampa palungsetsak, anih cunkung to palungboengsak.
26It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
26Katoeng kami to danpaek han hoih ai; toenghaih hoiah lokcaek angraeng doeh danpaek han om ai.
27A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
27Palungha kami loe poek het pacoengah ni lok to thuih; panoekhaih tawn kami loe angam duem.
28Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
28Lokpae ai ah om duem kami loe, kamthu mataeng doeh palungha kami ah poek o moe, palai angsum thaih kami doeh khopoek thaih kami ah poek o.
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