Proverbs 27
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
1Khawnbang hanah amoek hmah, khawnbang ah timaw angzo tih, tito na panoek ai.
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
2Na pakha hoi amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah mah pakoeh nasoe; na pahni hoiah amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah ih pahni mah pakoeh nasoe.
3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
3Thlung loe azit moe, savuet doeh azit; toe kamthu palungphuihaih loe to hnik pongah doeh azit kue.
4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
4Palungphuihaih loe zit thoh; toe mi maw uthaih hmaa ah angdoe thai tih?
5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
5Tamquta hoiah amlung pongah loe kamtueng ah angzoeh to hoih kue.
6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
6Ampui loe ahmaa caak naah doeh oepthoh; toe misa mah mok ih loe alinghaih ah ni oh.
7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
7Zok amhah kami loe khoitui to panuet; toe zok amthlam kami hanah loe ka khaa doeh luep.
8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
8Angmah ih im caehtaak kami loe, angmah ih tabu azawk taak tavaa hoiah anghmong.
9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
9Hmuihoih hoi hmuihoih tui mah poekhaih to nawmsak; ampui kahoih mah loe anghoe koi kaom poekhaih to palung tang hoiah paek.
10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
10Nam pui hoi nam pa ih ampui to pahnawt hmah; raihaih tong naah nam nawkamya im ah caeh hmah; na imtaeng kami loe ahmuen kangthla ah kaom nam nawkamya pongah hoih kue.
11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
11Ka capa, palungha ah loe, ka palungthin hae anghoesak ah; to tiah ni kai hnaphnae kaminawk to ka pathim thai tih.
12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
12Khopoek thaih kami loe raihaih to hnukcoek moe, abuephaih to pakrong; toe poekhaih tawn ai kami loe muk rumram moe, patangkhanghaih to hnuk.
13Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
13Kahni to na khring pae ai ah loe angvin hoi panoek ai ih nongpata khaeah lokkamhaih to sah hmah.
14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
14Khawnthaw ah angmah ih ampui hanah tha hoi tahamhoihaih paek kami loe, anih tangoenghaih baktiah ni oh.
15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
15Angzoeh koeh zu loe cawh tue ah, khotui kalong imphu hoiah anghmong.
16restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
16To baktih nongpata to hawk kami loe, takhi hawk kami hoiah anghmong, anih loe bantang ban ah bawh ih situi baktiah oh.
17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
17Sum mah sum to noetsak baktih toengah, ampui mah angmah ih ampui mikhmai to pansak.
18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
18Thaiduetkung toep kami loe thaiduet thaih to caa tih; to baktih toengah Angraeng khenzawn kami loe pakoehhaih to om tih.
19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
19Tui pongah krang amtueng baktih toengah, kami ih palungthin mah kami to amtuengsak.
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
20Hell hoi duekhaih loe natuek naah doeh koi thai ai; to baktih toengah kami mik mah hnukhaih to boep thai ai.
21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
21Sumkanglung tui pacii hanah laom to oh, suitui pacii hanah kamngaeh hmai to oh; to baktih toengah kami doeh pakoehhaih hoiah tanoek thaih.
22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
22Kamthu loe cang hoi nawnto suum pongah na daeng cadoeh, amthuhaih to anghmaa thai mak ai.
23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
23Nangmah ih tuunawk to kahoih ah panoek ah loe, nangmah ih maehnawk to kahoih ah khenzawn ah.
24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
24Angraenghaih loe dungzan ah cak poe ai; angraeng lumuek doeh caa nawktanawk khoek to cak poe ai.
25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,
25Phroh loe amprawk moe, phroh kangtha to tacawt, mae ah kaom lawk ih cang to aah o.
26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
26Tuu zawhhaih phoisa hoiah khukbuen to qan ah, maeh zawhhaih atho hoiah lawk to qan ah.
27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.
27Na caanawk hoi na tamna nongpatanawk pacah hanah, maeh tahnutui kapop ah na tawn tih. p
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