Proverbs 24
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
1Kasae kaminawk to awt hmah; nihcae hoi angkom han doeh poek hmah.
2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
2Nihcae loe palung thung hoi amro han khue ni poek o, pahni hoiah raihaih sak han khue to a thuih o.
3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
3Im loe palunghahaih hoiah sak moe, panoekhaih hoiah caksak;
4through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
4palunghahaih mah imkhaannawk to atho kana hmuenmae, koeh kaom hmuennawk hoiah koisak.
5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
5Palungha kami loe thacak; ue, palunghahaih tawn kami loe thacakhaih pung aep.
6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
6Palungha kami khae hoi poekhaih lak pacoengah, misa tuh ah; ngancuem hanah kahoih poekhaih paekkung pop tawnh han angaih.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
7Palunghahaih loe sang pongah kamthu mah pha thai ai; kami pop amkhuenghaih khongkha ah lokthui thai ai.
8He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
8Kahoih ai hmuen sak pacaeng kami loe raihaih sah kami ni, tiah kawk o tih.
9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
9Kamthu poekhaih loe zaehaih ah oh, minawk pahnui thuih kami loe panuet thoh.
10If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
10Raihaih phak naah palung boeng nahaeloe, thazok kami ah ni na oh.
11Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
11Duekhaih loklam ah zaeh ih kami to pahlong ah; humhaih ahmuen ah caehhaih ih kami to hoi let ah.
12If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
12Khenah, hae kawng hae ka panoek ai, tiah na thuih nahaeloe, palungthin khenkung mah panoek mak ai maw? Na hinghaih khenkung mah panoek mak ai maw? Kami mah sak ih hmuen baktiah anih mah pathok mak ai maw?
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
13Ka capa, khoitui loe hoih pongah nae ah; khoi lutui loe pataeng naah luep dueng;
14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
14to baktih toengah palunghahaih loe na hing thungah luep tih; na hnuk naah nang han tangqum ah om tih; na oephaih anghma mak ai.
15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
15Aw katoeng ai kami, katoeng kami ih im to toep hmah; anih ohhaih ahmuen to amrosak hmah;
16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
16katoeng kami loe vai sarihto amtim cadoeh, angthawk let tih; toe kasae kami loe raihaih mah amtimsak tih.
17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
17Na misa amtim naah anghoe hmah; anih amthaek naah palung anghoe hmah;
18or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
18nang hoe nahaeloe Angraeng mah hnu ueloe, poeknawm mak ai, to kami nuiah Anih palungphuihaih to dip ving tih.
19Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
19Kahoih ai kami pongah palungboeng hmah; kahoih ai kami doeh awt hmah;
20For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
20kasae kami loe hmabang kaom oephaih to tawn ai; kasae kami ih hmaithaw loe paduek pae ving tih.
21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
21Ka capa, Angraeng hoi siangpahrang to zii ah; misa angthawk koeh kami hoiah angkom hmah;
22For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
22akra ai ah nihcae nuiah amrohaih pha tih; kawbaktih raihaih maw nihcae mah omsak tih, tito mi mah maw panoek thai tih?
23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
23Hae baktih hmuennawk doeh palungha kami mah thuih ih lok ah ni oh. Lok takroek naah mikhmai khet han hoih ai.
24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
24Kasae kami khaeah, Nang loe na toeng, tiah thui kami loe minawk mah kasae thui o ueloe, prae kaminawk mah panuet o tih.
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
25Toe minawk thuitaekkung loe poeknawm ueloe, tahamhoihaih to hnu tih.
26An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
26Kami boih mah toenghaih lokthui kami ih pahni to mok o tih.
27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
27Tasa bang ih tok to sah hmaloe ah, nangmah hanah laikok atok pacoengah, na ohhaih im to sah ah.
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
28Takung om ai ah na imtaeng kami to zaehaih net hmah; alinghaih lok thui hmah.
29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
29Kai khaeah sak ih hmuen baktih toengah, anih nuiah doeh ka sak toeng han; a sak ih hmuen baktih toengah ka pathok let han, tiah thui hmah.
30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
30Thasae kami ih lawk ah ka caeh moe, poekhaih tawn ai kami ih misur takha thungah ka caeh naah,
31Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
31khenah, soekhring cing ah oh, long doeh phroh cing ah oh; thlung hoi pakaa ih sipae doeh amtimh boih.
32I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
32Ka hnuk ih hmuen to palung thung hoi ka poek het naah, ka khet ih hmuen nuiah amtuk han koi ka hnuk.
33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
33Nawnetta iih, nawnetta iih angam, iih hanah nawnetta thungah ban pakhuem moe, nang hak nathuem ah,
34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
34amtanghaih mah kholong caeh kami baktih, vawthaih mah maiphaw sin kami baktiah na pha thui tih.
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