Proverbs 12
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.
1Thuituennah aka lungnah loh mingnah khaw a lungnah tih, toelthamnah aka hmuhuet tah a kotalh.
2A good man shall obtain favour of the LORD; but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.
2Hlang then loh BOEIPA taengkah kolonah a dang tih, tangkhuepnah aka khueh hlang tah a poehlip sak.
3A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall never be moved.
3Halangnah lamloh hlang cikngae pawt tih, aka dueng kah a yung tah a tuen sak moenih.
4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.
4Tatthai nu tah a boei kah rhuisam la om, tedae yah aka bai tah a rhuh khuiah keet la om.
5The thoughts of the righteous are right; but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
5Aka dueng tah kopoek tiktam tih, halang kah a niing tah thailatnah la poeh.
6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
6Halang rhoek kah olka loh thii a rhongngol tih, aka thuem kah a ka loh hlang a huul.
7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
7Halang rhoek te a palet nen tah om uh voel pawh, tedae aka dueng rhoek kah im tah pai yoeyah.
8A man shall be commended according to his intelligence; but he that is of a distorted understanding shall be despised.
8A lungmingnah olka dongah hlang loh a thangthen tih, lungbuei aka paihaeh tah nueihbu la poeh.
9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.
9Rhaidaeng mai cakhaw a taengah sal aka khueh tah, thangpom uh tih caak aka nai lakah then.
10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
10Aka dueng long tah a rhamsa kah a hinglu te a ming dae, halang kah haidamnah tah muenying muenyang la om.
11He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things is void of understanding.
11Amah khohmuen aka tawn loh buh a cung sak tih, a lungbuei aka talh long tah a hoenghoep te a hloem.
12The wicked desireth the prey of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
12Boethae rhoek kah tluum te halang loh a nai dae, aka dueng rhoek kah a yung tah cuen yoeyah.
13In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; but the righteous cometh out of trouble.
13Hmuilai kah boekoek dongah boethae kah hlaeh om dae, aka dueng tah citcai lamloh loeih.
14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
14Hlang kah lai thaih loh hnothen a cung sak tih, hlang kut neh a tiing la amah taengah a mael rhoe, a mael pah.
15The way of a fool is straight in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
15Aka ang kah longpuei tah a mikhmuh ah thuem dae, aka cueih kah cilsuep te ni a hnatun.
16A fool's vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame.
16Aka ang loh khothaih ah a konoinah te a phoe dae, aka thaai loh yah koi te a dah.
17He that breatheth forth truth uttereth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
17Uepomnah aka sat loh duengnah a thui tih, a honghi kah laipai tah hlangthai palat ni.
18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
18cunghang kah tingtoehnah bangla aka cal buengrhuet khaw om dae, aka cueih kah a lai tah hoeihnah la om.
19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
19Oltak kah hmuilai tah a yoeyah la cikngae tih, a honghi ol cat ka paa sak.
20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
20Hlangthai palat loh a lungbuei khuikah boethae te a uep tih, rhoepnah ham aka uen loh kohoenah a dang.
21There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil.
21Aka dueng te boethae pakhat long khaw a cuhu thil moenih. Tedae halang rhoek tah boethae neh baetawt uh.
22Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD; but they that deal truly are His delight.
22A honghi kah hmuilai tah BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi tih uepomnah aka saii te a kolonah la a khueh.
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
23Aka thaai hlang long tah mingnah te a tuem tih, aka ang kah lungbuei long tah a anglat te a yan.
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.
24Aka haam kah kut loh a taemrhai vetih palyal te saldong la a om sak ni.
25Care in the heart of a man boweth it down; but a good word maketh it glad.
25Lungbuei kah mawnnah loh hlang a bungkawn tih, ol then loh ko a hoe sak.
26The righteous is guided by his friend; but the way of the wicked leadeth them astray.
26Aka dueng long tah a hui te a tlap tih, halang rhoek kah longpuei tah amamih te kho a hmang puei.
27The slothful man shall not hunt his prey; but the precious substance of men is to be diligent.
27Palyal loh a sakah pataeng a kaeh moenih, tedae hlang haam kah a boeirhaeng tah a phu tlo.
28In the way of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
28Duengnah caehlong ah hingnah om tih, a hawn longpuei khaw dueknah moenih.
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