Proverbs 20
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
1Misurtui loe tamhnui tabu ah ni oh; mu mah angzoehhaih to ohsak; mu paquih loe amthuhaih ah ni oh.
2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
2Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui kabtiah oh; anih palungphui han sah kami loe a hinghaih zaehaih sahsak kami ah oh.
3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
3Angzoehhaih dipsakkung loe khingya han krak; toe kamthu mah angzoehhaih to tacawtsak.
4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
4Thasae kami loe atue naah laikok atok ai pongah, cang aah tue ah minawk khaeah hni cadoeh, hak mak ai.
5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
5Kami ih palung thung hoi sak atimhaih loe kathuk tui baktiah oh; toe panoekhaih tawn kami mah ni la thai tih.
6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
6Kami boih mah a sak o ih kahoih hmuen to thuih o boih; toe mi mah maw oepthok kami to hnu thai tih?
7The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
7Katoeng kami loe a toenghaih loklam to pazui pongah, a caanawk loe tahamhoih o.
8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
8Siangpahrang mah lokcaek hanah angraeng tangkhang pongah anghnut naah, kahoih ai hmuennawk to a mik hoiah pathlaeng thaih boih.
9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
9Ka palung hae ka ciimsak boeh, zaehaih ka tawn ai, tiah mi mah maw thui thai tih?
10Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
10Angvan ai hmuenzit tahhaih patoh hoi angvan ai kasawk tahhaih patohhaih to Angraeng mah panuet.
11Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
11Nawkta loe a sak ih hmuen toeng maw toeng ai, ciim maw ciim ai, tito a sak ih hmuen hoiah amtueng.
12Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
12Thaihhaih naa hoi hnukhaih mik loe, Angraeng mah ni sak hmaek.
13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
13Iih koeh hmoek hmah; nam tang tih; na mik to padai ah, to tiah nahaeloe takaw hoiah zok nam hah tih.
14“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
14Hmuen qankung mah hmuen to qan naah, Hoih ai, hoih ai, tiah thuih; toe nawnetta caeh pacoengah loe, a qan ih hmuen to amoek haih.
15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
15Sui to oh moe, atho kana thlung kathim doeh oh mangh; toe palunghahaih lokthui pahni to hoih kue.
16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
16Panoek ai ih kami hanah phoisa coi han lokkam kami loe angmah ih kahni to la pae ving tih, panoek ai ih angvin nongpata hanah lokkamhaih sah kami loe angmah ih hmuenmae to naeh pae tih.
17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
17Alinghaih hoiah hnuk ih caaknaek loe khraem parai; toe hnukkhuem ah loe pakha to thlungcaret hoiah koi tih.
18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
18Na timhaih sah ai naah minawk khae hoi kahoih poekhaih to la ah; kahoih poekhaih paekkung na tawnh naah, misa to tuh ah.
19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
19Pakhaa cip ai kami mah tamqu hmuen to angphongsak; to pongah pakha cip ai kami hoiah angkom hmah.
20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
20Amno hoi ampa pasoih kami loe, khoving thungah anih ih hmaithaw paduek pae ving tih.
21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
21Karangah angraenghaih loe, hnukkhuem ah tahamsethaih ah om tih.
22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
22Sak ih zaehaih baktiah ka pathok let han, tiah thui hmah; Angraeng to mah oep ah, anih mah na pahlong tih.
23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
23Katoeng ai hmuenzit tahhaih to Angraeng mah panuet; anih loe amsoem ai coi tahhaih nuiah anghoe ai.
24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
24Kami ih khok takan loe Angraeng mah ni zaeh; kami mah kawbangmaw a caehhaih loklam to panoek thai tih?
25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
25Poek het ai ah tawthaih hoi Sithaw khaeah lokkamhaih sah kami, lokkam pacoengah a lokkamhaih dawnpakhuem let kami loe, aimah hanah dongh patung kami ah oh.
26A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
26Palungha siangpahrang loe kahoih ai kaminawk to anghaehsak phaeng moe, cang kaehhaih hoiah nihcae to a kaeh.
27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
27Kami ih muithla loe, angmah palung thung ih hmuennawk pakronghaih, Angraeng ih hmaithawk ah oh.
28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
28Amlunghaih hoi oepthohhaih mah siangpahrang to ngancuemsak; amlunghaih mah angraeng tangkhang to caksak.
29The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
29Thacakhaih loe thendoeng lensawkhaih ah oh moe, sampok loe mitong kranghoihaih ah oh.
30Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
30Nganbawh kana hakhaih hoi ahmaa caakhaih mah kasae hmuen to ciimsak; bohhaih mah palungthin thung ih sethaih to pasaeh.
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