Proverbs 24
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
1Hlang thae rhoek taengah thatlai boeh. Amih taengah om hamla nai rhoe nai boeh.
2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
2Amih kah lungbuei loh rhoelrhanah te a taeng tih, a hmuilai loh thakthaenah ni a thui.
3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
3Cueihnah neh im a sak tih a lungcuei neh a thoh.
4through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
4Mingnah loh boeirhaeng neh a kuel a ka, a naep a noi boeih khaw imkhui ah a khawk sak.
5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
5Cueih he tah hlang kah sarhi la om tih, mingnah loh hlang kah thadueng a cong pah.
6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
6Caemtloek vaengah nang hamla a niing hang hol vetih, uentonah cungkuem neh loeihnah hang khueh ni.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
7Cueihnah he aka ang ham tah sang aih. Vongka ah a ka a ong pah moenih.
8He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
8Thaehuet ham aka moeh tah, “Tangkhuepnah boei,” la a khue uh ni.
9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
9Anglat kah a tholh khaw khonuen rhamtat, hmuiyoi hlang khaw tueilaehkoi ni.
10If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
10Citcai tue vaengah na tahah tih, na thadueng khaw tla.
11Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
11Duek sak ham a khuen uh te huul uh laeh, ngawnnah la aka yalh te khaw hloh uh laeh.
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?
12“Ka ming uh moenih ko he,” na ti cakhaw, amah loh lungbuei a khiinglang tih yakming mahpawt a? Na hinglu aka kueinah loh a ming ta. Te dongah hlang he amah kah bisai bangla a thuung ni ta.
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
13Ka ca, khoitui tah then tih ca lah. Khoilitui tah na ka dongah didip ta.
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.
14Cueihnah te na hinglu ham ming van lah. Na hmuh atah na hmailong khui vetih, na ngaiuepnah khaw yoe mahpawh.
15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
15Halang aw, hlang dueng tolkhoeng ke rhongngol thil boeh, a kolhmuen te khaw rhoelrhak pah boeh.
16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
16Aka dueng tah voei rhih a cungku akhaw koep thoo dae, halang rhoek tah yoethae nen ni a tongtah uh.
17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
17Na thunkha, na thunkha te a cungku vaengah kokhahnah boeh, a paloe vaengah khaw na lungbuei omngaih sak boeh.
18or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
18BOEIPA loh a hmuh vaengah a mik lolh vetih, anih taengkah a thintoek te vik lat ve.
19Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
19Thaehuet dongah sai boeh. Halang rhoek taengah khaw thatlai boeh.
20For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
20Boethae ham a hmailong a khui pah moenih, halang kah hmaithoi khaw a thih pah ni.
21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
21Ka ca, BOEIPA khaw, manghai khaw rhih lah. Aka thovael neh pitpom boeh.
22For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
22Amih te rhainah loh buengrhuet a pai thil vetih, amih rhoi kah yoethaenah te ulong a ming?
23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
23He rhoek khaw hlang cueih kah a hut ni. Laitloeknah dongah maelhmai loha sak khaw then pawh.
24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
24Halang te, “Na dueng,” aka ti nah tah, amah te pilnam loh a tap vetih, namtu loh kosi a sah thil ni.
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
25Tedae amih aka tluung rhoek te hoel ti vetih, a soah yoethennah hnothen loh a thoeng pah ni.
26An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
26Langya la olka aka mael tah, a hmuilai te a mok pah.
27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
27Na bibi te vongvoel ah khaw cikngae sak. Anih te a hnukah na lo ah a sikim phoeiah na im te thoh.
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
28Na hui te ahong mai neh laipai la om thil boeh. Namah kah hmuilai neh na hloih a?
29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
29“Kai taengah a saii bangla amah te ka saii van ni, hlang te amah kah bisai bangla ka thuung ni,” ti boeh.
30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
30Kolhnaw hlang kah lohma longah khaw, lungbuei aka talh hlang kah misur taengah khaw ka cet coeng.
31Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
31Lo pum ah dohui daih tih, canghli ah lota loh a thing. A vongtung dongkah lungto khaw a koengloeng coeng ke.
32I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
32Ka hmuh vaengah kai long tah, ka lungbuei ah ka khueh tih, ka sawt vaengah thuituennah la ka loh.
33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
33Bet ip, bet ngam, kut bet a poem neh yalh pahoi.
34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
34Te vaengah na khodaeng loh aka cetpaitai bangla, na tloelnah loh photling aka bai hlang bangla ha pawk.
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