Proverbs 18
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
1Minawk hoi angkom ai kami loe, angmah koehhaih to pazui moe, minawk lok takroekhaih aek thaih kami ah oh.
2A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
2Kamthu loe palunghahaih nuiah anghoehaih tawn ai moe, angmah poekhaih nui khue ah ni anghoe.
3The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
3Kahoih ai kami angzoh naah, hnaphnaehaih to oh; ahmin sethaih oh naah, azathaih doeh oh.
4Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
4Kami pakha thung hoi tacawt lok loe tuili baktiah thuk, toe palunghahaih loe tuibap baktiah puek.
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
5Lokcaek naah kahoih kami to sungsak hanah, kami kasae to angdoet haih han om ai.
6The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
6Kamthu ih pahni mah angzoehhaih to tacawtsak, anih ih pakha hoiah angbohhaih to ohsak.
7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
7Kamthu ih pakha loe angmah amrohaih ah oh moe, anih ih pahni loe a hinghaih pakhra amanhaih dongh baktiah oh.
8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
8Minawk kasaethuihaih lok loe ahmaa kana baktiah, kami ih zok thung khoek to akun tathuk.
9He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
9Thasae kami loe hmuenmae tahmat thaih kami ih nawkamya ah oh.
10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
10Angraeng ih ahmin loe kacak abuephaih sipae ah oh; katoeng kami loe to imthung ah cawnh moe, to ah monghaih to hnuk.
11The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
11Hmuenmae hoi angraeng kami loe angmah ih angraenghaih to vangpui kacak baktih, kasang parai sipae baktiah poek.
12Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
12Amoekhaih mah amrohaih to phaksak; toe kami tlim ah khosakhaih loe pakoehhaih loklam tuhkung ah oh.
13He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
13Lok tahngai hmaloe ai ah pathim ih lok loe, amthuhaih hoi azathaih ah oh.
14The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
14Kami ih palung mah ngannathaih to khaang thaih; toe palungsethaih loe kawbangmaw khaang thai tih?
15A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
15Khopoek thaih kami ih palung loe palunghahaih to tawnh; palungha kami ih naa mah loe palunghahaih to pakrong.
16A man’s gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.
16Kami mah sin ih tangqum mah, kalen kaminawk hmaa ah caeh haih loklam to paawh pae.
17The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
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.
18The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.
18Tahamsae kahoih khethaih phoisa vahhaih mah lok angaekhaih to dipsak moe, lokaek thaih thacak kaminawk doeh pathlaeng thaih.
19A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
19Lok angaek thaih nawkamya loe pazawk hanah kacak vangpui tuk pongah doeh rai kue; nihnik lok angaekhaih loe misatoep kami ohhaih sipae hoiah anghmong.
20Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
20Kami loe angmah ih pakha hoi tacawt thingthai to caa ueloe, zok amhah tih; a pahni hoi tacawt hmuen hoiah zok amhah tih.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
21Palai loe duekhaih hoi hinghaih tha to tawnh; palai palung kaminawk loe palai ih athaih to caa o tih.
22He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
22Zu la kami loe kahoih hmuen to a hnuk moe, Angraeng koehhaih to a tongh.
23The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
23Amtang kami loe tahmenhaih hnik thaih; toe angraeng loe lok kaham hoiah minawk ih lok to pathim.
24A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
24Ampui kapop ah tawn kami loe angmah amrohaih ah oh; toe nawkamya pongah palung cak kue ampui doeh oh.
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