Proverbs 18
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and snarlest against all sound wisdom.
1Hoehhamnah aka tlap loh hlang a paekboe sak tih, lungming cueihnah khaw boeih a thaih thil.
2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.
2Lungcuei taengah hlang ang naep pawh, tedae amah kah lungbuei hliphen ham ni lat a om.
3When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
3Halang ha pawk vaengah nueihbu neh, yah neh kokhahnah la pai bal.
4The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; a flowing brook, a fountain of wisdom.
4Hlang ka lamkah olka tah tui dung bangla, soklong ah aka phuet cueihnah thunsih la om.
5It is not good to respect the person of the wicked, so as to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
5Halang kah a hmai khueh khaw then pawh, laitloeknah aka dueng te aka phaelh ham rhung ni.
6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
6Hlang ang kah hmuilai tah tuituknah ham ha pawk uh tih, a bohnah te a ka loh a khue.
7A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
7Hlang ang kah a ka tah amah kah porhaknah neh a hmuilai te a hinglu ham hlaeh la om.
8The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
8Thet ol he didii bangla om tih, a bung khui la tluektluek kun.
9Even one that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.
9A bibi dongah aka uelh khaw kutpo boei kah a manuca la om.
10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is set up on high.
10BOEIPA ming tah sarhi ham rhaltoengim ni, hlang dueng tah a taengla yong tih a hoep a tlang.
11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.
11Hlanglen kah a boeirhaeng tah amah ham sarhi aka tak khorha la om tih, a ngaihlih vaengah vongtung tluk a sang sak.
12Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honour goeth humility.
12Hlang he lungbuei aka sang taengah pocinah a lamhma pah tih, kodonah taengah thangpomnah a lamhma pah.
13He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and confusion unto him.
13A hnatun hlan ah ol aka thuung tah anglat ni. Amah khaw te nen te mingthae a phueih.
14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
14Hlang he a tlohtat vaengah a mueihla loh a cangbam dae, mueihla a rhawp te u long a khoeng eh?
15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
15Aka yakming kah lungbuei loh mingnah a lai tih aka cueih kah a hna loh mingnah a tlap.
16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
16Hlang kah kutdoe he amah ham long a khui sak pah tih, amah te tanglue kah mikhmuh ah a mawt.
17He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
17A hui te ha pawk la ha pawk hlan tih amah a khe hlan atah, amah kah tuituknah dongah lamhma la aka dueng khaw om.
18The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious.
18Hohmuhnah te hmolunh loh a paa sak tih, aka tlung rhoi khaw rhak a phih.
19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
19Boekoek boeina tah sarhi aka tak khorha lakah olpungkacan la om tih, hohmuhnah khaw impuei thohkalh bangla om.
20A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
20Hlang tah a laithaih lamloh a bung hah tih, a hmuilai kah a vueithaih khaw kum.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.
21Lai kut dongah dueknah neh hingnah om tih, amah aka lungnah long ni a thaih te a caak eh.
22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a great good, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
22Yuu aka lo long tah hnothen a dang tih, BOEIPA taengkah kolonah a dang bal.
23The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.
23Khodaeng loh huithuinah neh a voek dae, hlanglen loh a tlung neh a doo.
24There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
24Hlang he a hui rhoek loh thaehuet thil cakhaw, a manuca lakah a lungnah tih aka ben khaw om van.
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