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Chapter 16
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Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
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1Hlang taengah lungbuei kah rhoekbahnah om dae olka hlatnah he BOEIPA lamkah ni.
1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
2Hlang kah a longpuei boeih he amah mikhmuh ah khui dae, BOEIPA long tah a mueihla ni a khiinglang pah.
2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives.
3Na bibi te BOEIPA taengah hal lamtah, na kopoek cikngae bitni.
3Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.
4Soeprhaep boeih he amah kah a hlatnah ham BOEIPA loh a saii. Te dongah halang pataeng yoethae hnin kah ham a hlun.
4The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5Kut neh kut hlaengtang tih lungbuei aka oek boeih BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi la a om dongah hmil mahpawh.
5Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished.
6Sitlohnah neh oltak loh thaesainah a dawth tih, BOEIPA hinyahnah loh boethae lamkah a nong sak.
6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
7Hlang kah khosing te BOEIPA loh a moeithen vaengah a thunkha rhoek pataeng amah taengah a rhong sak.
7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8Duengnah neh yol mai cakhaw, a tiktam mueh canghum cangpai lakah then.
8Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
9Hlang kah lungbuei loh amah longpuei te a moeh tih, BOEIPA loh a khokan a cikngae sak.
9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
10Manghai ka dongkah bihma tah laitloeknah ham ni, te dongah a ka vikvawk boel saeh.
10Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
11Tiktamnah cooi neh coilung tah BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni, sungsa coilung boeih khaw amah kah a bibi ni.
11Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.
12Duengnah loh ngolkhoel a cikngae sak dongah, manghai rhoek loh halangnah a saii ham tah tueilaehkoi la om.
12It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
13Duengnah hmuilai tah manghai rhoek kah kolonah om tih, a thuem aka thui te a lungnah.
13Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.
14Manghai kah kosi tah dueknah puencawn ni. Te dongah hlang cueih long ni kosi a daeh sak thai eh.
14The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
15Manghai kah maelhmai khosae dongah hingnah tih, a kolonah tah tlankhol vaengkah khomai banghui ni.
15In the light of the king’s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
16Cueihnah lai he sui lakah bahoeng then tih, yakmingnah lai he khaw tangka n'tuek lakah then.
16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
17Boethae lamloh aka nong hamla a thuem longpuei om tih, a hinglu aka ngaithuen loh a longpuei a kueinah.
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
18Pocinah kah a hmaiah hoemdamnah om tih, cungkunah kah a hmaiah ah mueihla oeknah a lamhma pah.
18Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
19Thinthah neh kutbuem n'tael lakah kodo mangdaeng neh mueihla kunyun te then.
19It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
20Olka neh aka cangbam long tah hnothen a dang tih, BOEIPA dongah aka pangtung tah a yoethen pai.
20He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in the LORD is blessed.
21Lungbuei aka cueih te aka yakming la a khue uh tih, hmuilai dongkah olding loh rhingtuknah a thap.
21The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
22Lungmingnah te a kungmah la aka khueh long tah hingnah thunsih la om tih, aka ang rhoek kah thuituennah tah anglat la poeh.
22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
23Aka cueih kah lungbuei tah a ka a cangbam tih, a hmuilai dongah rhingtuknah a thap.
23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
24Ol then tah, hinglu ham khoitui khoitak bangla didip tih, rhuh hamla hoeihnah la om.
24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25Hlang mikhmuh ah longpuei te thuem dae a hmailong ah dueknah longpuei la om.
25There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
26Thakthaekung kah a hinglu loh amah hamla thakthae tih a ka te a kamcah sak.
26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
27Hlang muen loh boethae a vueh tih, a hmuilai dongah hmai bangla rhangto.
27A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
28Calaak hlang loh olpungkacan a haeh tih, hlang aka thet loh boeihlum a pamhma sak.
28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
29Kuthlahnah hlang loh a hui a hloeh tih, longpuei a then pawt la a caeh puei.
29A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
30Calaak te moeh hamla a mik aka him tih, a hmui saibaeh loh boethae a cung sak.
30One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
31Sampok he boeimang rhuisam la om tih, duengnah longpuei kah aka om loh a dang.
31Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
32Thintoek aka ueh tah hlangrhalh lakah, a mueihla aka taem khaw khopuei aka ta lakah then.
32One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
33A rhang dongah hmulung khoh cakhaw a laitloeknah boeih tah BOEIPA lamkah ni a om.
33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

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