Proverbs 21
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
1Siangpahrang ih palung loe, vapui baktiah Angraeng ban ah oh moe, a koehhaih ahmuen bangah longh.
2All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
2Kami maeto boih mah a caehhaih loklam to toeng, tiah poek; toe Angraeng loe palungthin ni khingh.
3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
3Angbawnhaih ah paek ih hmuen pongah loe, katoengah sak ih hmuen, katoengah lokcaekhaih to Angraeng mah koeh kue.
4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
4Azat panoek ai mik tamdai hoi amoek palungthin, kahoih ai kami ih hmaithaw loe zaehaih hae ni.
5The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
5Poek het pacoengah toksah kami loe angraeng, tawt kaak hoi toksah kami loe amtang.
6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
6Lok amlaihaih hoi hak ih hmuen loe kazawk tamai hoi duekhaih thaang ah ni oh.
7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
7Kahoih ai kaminawk loe kahoih hmuen to sak koeh o ai pongah, a sak o ih sethaih hmuen mah angmacae to amrosak tih.
8The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
8Kami caehhaih loklam loe angkawnh; toe poekciim kami toksakhaih loe toeng.
9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
9Angzoeh koeh zu hoiah kawk parai im ah oh pongah loe, imphu ranui ih im takii ah oh to hoih kue.
10The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
10Kahoih ai kami loe uthaih palung to tawnh; a imtaeng kami nuiah doeh tahmenhaih tawn ai.
11When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
11Kahoih ai kami danpaek naah, poek tawn ai kami to palungha lat; palungha kami thuitaek naah loe anih mah panoekhaih to hak.
12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
12Katoeng kami loe kahoih ai kami ih im to palunghahaih hoiah khet; toe kahoih ai kami loe a sak ih sethaih pongah amrosak.
13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
13Amtang kami qah naah naa tamuep kami loe, a qah naah mi mah doeh tahngai pae mak ai.
14A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
14Tamquta hoi paek ih tangqum mah palungphuihaih dipsak; tamquta hoi paek ih bokhaih tangqum mah kanung parai palungphuihaih to dipsak.
15Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
15Kahoih kami loe katoeng hmuen sakhaih nuiah anghoehaih tawnh; toe sethaih sah kami hanah loe amrohaih ah oh.
16The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
16Palunghahaih loklam hoi amkhraeng kami loe kadueh kaminawk salakah ni anghak tih.
17He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
17Nawmhaih koeh kami loe amtang tih; mu hoi situi koeh kami doeh angraeng mak ai.
18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
18Kahoih ai kami loe katoeng kami akranghaih ah oh moe, zaehaih sah kami loe katoeng kami hanah oh.
19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
19Angzoeh koeh moe, poeksae zu hoi nawnto oh pongah loe, praezaek ah oh to hoih kue.
20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
20Palungha im ah loe buh hoi situi amthlai pok ah oh; toe kamthu loe a tawnh ih hmuennawk to tahmat boih.
21He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
21Toenghaih hoi tahmenhaih pakrong kami loe hinghaih, toenghaih hoi ahmin pakoehhaih to hnuk.
22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
22Palungha kami loe thacak kami ih vangpui to tuk moe, nihcae mah oep o ih sipae to phraek pae thaih.
23He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
23Pahni hoi palai cip kami loe raihaih thung hoi a hinghaih loih thai hanah angvaeng kami ah oh.
24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
24Amoek moe, palungphui thaih kami loe amoek kami, minawk pahnuithuih kami, tiah kawk o.
25The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
25Thasae kami loe bantha set pongah, vawthaih mah duehsak tih.
26All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
26To baktih kami loe ni thokkruek angaihaih pop aep aep; toe katoeng kami loe paawt ai ah paek.
27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
27Kahoih ai kami mah paek ih angbawnhaih hmuen loe panuet thoh; anih mah kasae poekhaih palungthin hoi hmuen to sin nahaeloe kawkruk maw panuet thok aep tih!
28A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
28Amsoem ai hnukungah kaom kami loe amro tih; toe lok thaih tangtang kami loe katoeng ah lokthuih.
29A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
29Kasae kami loe mikhmai pan thai ai; toe katoeng kami loe a caehhaih loklam to poek.
30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
30Angraeng ai ah loe palunghahaih, panoekhaih hoi sak atimhaih loe azom pui ni.
31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
31Misatuk hanah hrang to suek coek boeh; toe misa pazawkhaih loe Angraeng ih ni.
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