Proverbs 24
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:
1Hlang thae rhoek taengah thatlai boeh. Amih taengah om hamla nai rhoe nai boeh.
2Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
2Amih kah lungbuei loh rhoelrhanah te a taeng tih, a hmuilai loh thakthaenah ni a thui.
3By wisdom the house shall be built, and by prudence it shall be strengthened.
3Cueihnah neh im a sak tih a lungcuei neh a thoh.
4By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
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 knowing man, stout and valiant.
5Cueih he tah hlang kah sarhi la om tih, mingnah loh hlang kah thadueng a cong pah.
6Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.
6Caemtloek vaengah nang hamla a niing hang hol vetih, uentonah cungkuem neh loeihnah hang khueh ni.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool, in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
7Cueihnah he aka ang ham tah sang aih. Vongka ah a ka a ong pah moenih.
8He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.
8Thaehuet ham aka moeh tah, “Tangkhuepnah boei,” la a khue uh ni.
9The thought of a fool is sin: and the detracter is the abomination of men.
9Anglat kah a tholh khaw khonuen rhamtat, hmuiyoi hlang khaw tueilaehkoi ni.
10If thou lose hope being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
10Citcai tue vaengah na tahah tih, na thadueng khaw tla.
11Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death forbear not to deliver.
11Duek sak ham a khuen uh te huul uh laeh, ngawnnah la aka yalh te khaw hloh uh laeh.
12If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall render to a man according to his works.
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.
13Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:
13Ka ca, khoitui tah then tih ca lah. Khoilitui tah na ka dongah didip ta.
14So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.
14Cueihnah te na hinglu ham ming van lah. Na hmuh atah na hmailong khui vetih, na ngaiuepnah khaw yoe mahpawh.
15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
15Halang aw, hlang dueng tolkhoeng ke rhongngol thil boeh, a kolhmuen te khaw rhoelrhak pah boeh.
16For a just mall shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.
16Aka dueng tah voei rhih a cungku akhaw koep thoo dae, halang rhoek tah yoethae nen ni a tongtah uh.
17When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:
17Na thunkha, na thunkha te a cungku vaengah kokhahnah boeh, a paloe vaengah khaw na lungbuei omngaih sak boeh.
18Lest the Lord see, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18BOEIPA loh a hmuh vaengah a mik lolh vetih, anih taengkah a thintoek te vik lat ve.
19Contend not with the wicked, nor seek to be like the ungodly:
19Thaehuet dongah sai boeh. Halang rhoek taengah khaw thatlai boeh.
20For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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 have nothing to do with detracters.
21Ka ca, BOEIPA khaw, manghai khaw rhih lah. Aka thovael neh pitpom boeh.
22For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?
22Amih te rhainah loh buengrhuet a pai thil vetih, amih rhoi kah yoethaenah te ulong a ming?
23These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment.
23He rhoek khaw hlang cueih kah a hut ni. Laitloeknah dongah maelhmai loha sak khaw then pawh.
24They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them.
24Halang te, “Na dueng,” aka ti nah tah, amah te pilnam loh a tap vetih, namtu loh kosi a sah thil ni.
25They that rebuke him, shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.
25Tedae amih aka tluung rhoek te hoel ti vetih, a soah yoethennah hnothen loh a thoeng pah ni.
26He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words.
26Langya la olka aka mael tah, a hmuilai te a mok pah.
27Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.
27Na bibi te vongvoel ah khaw cikngae sak. Anih te a hnukah na lo ah a sikim phoeiah na im te thoh.
28Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
28Na hui te ahong mai neh laipai la om thil boeh. Namah kah hmuilai neh na hloih a?
29Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one 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 passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:
30Kolhnaw hlang kah lohma longah khaw, lungbuei aka talh hlang kah misur taengah khaw ka cet coeng.
31And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, 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.
32Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction.
32Ka hmuh vaengah kai long tah, ka lungbuei ah ka khueh tih, ka sawt vaengah thuituennah la ka loh.
33Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest:
33Bet ip, bet ngam, kut bet a poem neh yalh pahoi.
34And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.
34Te vaengah na khodaeng loh aka cetpaitai bangla, na tloelnah loh photling aka bai hlang bangla ha pawk.
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.