Palungha Lok 18
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
World English Bible
1Minawk hoi angkom ai kami loe, angmah koehhaih to pazui moe, minawk lok takroekhaih aek thaih kami ah oh.
1A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
2Kamthu loe palunghahaih nuiah anghoehaih tawn ai moe, angmah poekhaih nui khue ah ni anghoe.
2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
3Kahoih ai kami angzoh naah, hnaphnaehaih to oh; ahmin sethaih oh naah, azathaih doeh oh.
3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
4Kami pakha thung hoi tacawt lok loe tuili baktiah thuk, toe palunghahaih loe tuibap baktiah puek.
4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
5Lokcaek naah kahoih kami to sungsak hanah, kami kasae to angdoet haih han om ai.
5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6Kamthu ih pahni mah angzoehhaih to tacawtsak, anih ih pakha hoiah angbohhaih to ohsak.
6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
7Kamthu ih pakha loe angmah amrohaih ah oh moe, anih ih pahni loe a hinghaih pakhra amanhaih dongh baktiah oh.
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8Minawk kasaethuihaih lok loe ahmaa kana baktiah, kami ih zok thung khoek to akun tathuk.
8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9Thasae kami loe hmuenmae tahmat thaih kami ih nawkamya ah oh.
9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10Angraeng ih ahmin loe kacak abuephaih sipae ah oh; katoeng kami loe to imthung ah cawnh moe, to ah monghaih to hnuk.
10The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11Hmuenmae hoi angraeng kami loe angmah ih angraenghaih to vangpui kacak baktih, kasang parai sipae baktiah poek.
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
12Amoekhaih mah amrohaih to phaksak; toe kami tlim ah khosakhaih loe pakoehhaih loklam tuhkung ah oh.
12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
13Lok tahngai hmaloe ai ah pathim ih lok loe, amthuhaih hoi azathaih ah oh.
13He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
14Kami ih palung mah ngannathaih to khaang thaih; toe palungsethaih loe kawbangmaw khaang thai tih?
14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
15Khopoek thaih kami ih palung loe palunghahaih to tawnh; palungha kami ih naa mah loe palunghahaih to pakrong.
15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16Kami mah sin ih tangqum mah, kalen kaminawk hmaa ah caeh haih loklam to paawh pae.
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
17Angmah kawng thui hmaloe kami loe katoeng kami baktiah amtueng; toe a imtaeng kami to angzoh moe, anih ih akawng to thuih naah ni, katoeng hoi katoeng ai to amtueng.
17He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
18Tahamsae kahoih khethaih phoisa vahhaih mah lok angaekhaih to dipsak moe, lokaek thaih thacak kaminawk doeh pathlaeng thaih.
18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
19Lok angaek thaih nawkamya loe pazawk hanah kacak vangpui tuk pongah doeh rai kue; nihnik lok angaekhaih loe misatoep kami ohhaih sipae hoiah anghmong.
19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
20Kami loe angmah ih pakha hoi tacawt thingthai to caa ueloe, zok amhah tih; a pahni hoi tacawt hmuen hoiah zok amhah tih.
20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21Palai loe duekhaih hoi hinghaih tha to tawnh; palai palung kaminawk loe palai ih athaih to caa o tih.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22Zu la kami loe kahoih hmuen to a hnuk moe, Angraeng koehhaih to a tongh.
22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
23Amtang kami loe tahmenhaih hnik thaih; toe angraeng loe lok kaham hoiah minawk ih lok to pathim.
23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24Ampui kapop ah tawn kami loe angmah amrohaih ah oh; toe nawkamya pongah palung cak kue ampui doeh oh.
24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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