Proverbs 25
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezechias king of Juda copied out.
1Hae hmuennawk loe Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah ih kaminawk mah tarik pakong patoeng ih, Solomon palunghahaih loknawk ah oh.
2It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.
2Sithaw lensawkhaih loe amtueng ai ah kaom hmuen maeto ah oh; toe hmuen maeto kawng pakronghaih loe siangpahrangnawk lensawkhaih ah oh.
3The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
3Van loe sang moe, long loe thuk baktih toengah, siangpahrangnawk ih palung loe hnu thai mak ai.
4Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:
4Sumkanglung thung ih sum aek to va ah, to naah ni sum sahkung mah boengloeng kahoih to sah thai tih.
5Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.
5Kasae kaminawk to siangpahrang hmaa hoiah takhoe oh; to tiah ni anih ih angraeng tangkhang to toenghaih hoiah cak poe tih.
6Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
6Siangpahrang hmaa ah nangmah hoi nangmah to amkoeh hmah; kalen kaminawk ih ahmuen ah angdoe hmah;
7For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.
7mik hoiah na hnuk ih angraeng hmaa ah azathaih hoiah oh pongah loe, Hae ah angzo tahang ah, tiah thui kami ih lok to tahngaih han hoih kue.
8The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.
8Lokcaekhaih im ah kami to karangah khing hmah; hnukkhuem ah na imtaeng kami mah azathaih na tongsak nahaeloe kawbangah maw na om tih?
9Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger:
9Na imtaeng kami hoi poek anghmong ai pongah lok angaek cadoeh, tamqu hmuen to minawk khaeah taphong hmah;
10Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for thyself, lest thou fall under reproach.
10to tih ai nahaeloe lok thaih kami mah nang azathaih tongsak hanah taphong ueloe, na hmin hoihaih to amro moeng tih.
11To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
11Kahoih lok apaehhaih loe sumkanglung pazut het ih sui bungmu hoiah anghmong.
12As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.
12Palunghahaih lok hoi thuitaek kami loe, lok tahngai kami hanah, sui naa tangkraeng baktih, suitui kaciim hoiah sak ih bungmu baktiah oh.
13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul.
13Oep kaom laicaeh loe anih patoehkung hanah, cang aah nathuem ih dantui kamding baktiah oh, patoehkung Angraeng ih palungthin to angthasak.
14As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfill his promises.
14Tangqum paek han, tiah amoek moe, paek ai kami loe khotui om ai tamai hoiah anghmong.
15By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
15Pauephaih rang hoiah ukkung to pazawk thaih moe, loknaem mah ahuh to angkhaehsak thaih.
16Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.
16Khoitui to na hnuk maw? Kahoih boekah caa ah, amhah aak ah na caak nahaeloe na palok tih.
17Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.
17Na imtaeng khaeah kahoih boekah caeh ah, na caeh tuektuek nahaeloe, na hmawt ueloe, na hnuma moeng tih.
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
18A imtaeng kami nuiah amsawn hnukung ah angdoe kami loe thingboeng, haita, palaa hoiah anghmong.
19To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,
19Raihaih tong naah oep kaom ai kami khaeah amhahaih loe, haa kangkhaek, khokkhaem kami hoiah anghmong.
20And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart.
20Poek angpho kami khaeah laasah kami loe siktue ah laihaw angkhring kami, zencing nuiah kathaw tui bawh baktiah ni oh.
21If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:
21Na misa to zok amthlam nahaeloe buh paek ah; tui anghae nahaeloe naek hanah tui to paek ah;
22For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.
22hae loe anih lu nuiah hmaisaae koeng pae baktiah om ueloe, Angraeng mah tahamhoihaih na paek tih.
23The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.
23Aluek bang ih takhi mah kho angzohsak baktih toengah, minawk kasae thui kami ih palai mah palungphuihaih to tacawtsak.
24It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.
24Angzoeh koeh zu hoiah kakawk parai im thungah nawnto oh pongah loe imphu ranui ih im takii ah oh to hoih kue.
25As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country.
25Angthla parai ahmuen hoiah angzo kahoih tamthanglok loe pakhra tui anghae kami hanah tui kamding ah oh.
26A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.
26Kahoih ai kami hmaa ah kamtimh katoeng kami loe tui kamnu hoi kaqong tui baktiah ni oh.
27As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory.
27Khoitui pop hmoek ah caak han hoih ai baktih toengah, angmah lensawkhaih pakrong kami loe lensawkhaih to hnu mak ai.
28As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.
28A poekhaih angsum ai kami loe sipae om ai, kamtimh vangpui hoiah anghmong.
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