Proverbs 20
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise.
1Misurtui tah hmuiyoi la om tih yu long khaw hue a sak. Te dongah anih loh a palang sak hlang boeih tah cueih voel pawh.
2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger forfeiteth his life.
2Manghai kah a mueirhih tah sathueng kah a kawk bangla om tih, anih aka paan ngawn tah a hinglu ni a phai coeng.
3It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.
3Tuituknah lamloh aka hoep uh hlang ham thangpomnah la om tih, aka ang boeih long tah tohhaemnah a puek sak.
4The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
4Kolhnaw loh sikca ah pataeng caai voel pawh. Te dongah cangah ah a dawt tah a dawt dae dang voel pawh.
5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
5Hlang lungbuei kah cilsuep tah tui aka dung bangla om tih, hlang lungcuei loh a dueh.
6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; but a faithful man who can find?
6Hlang pilnu amah kah sitlohnah te boeih a doek dae, oltak hlang te u long a hmuh?
7He that walketh in his integrity as a just man, happy are his children after him.
7A thincaknah neh aka cet hlang dueng tah amah hnukah a ca rhoek khaw a yoethen.
8A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
8Manghai tah laitloeknah ngolkhoel dongah ngol tih, boethae boeih te a mik neh a thaek.
9Who can say: 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?
9“Ka lungbuei ka saelh tih ka tholh lamloh ka caihcil,” tila ulong a ti thai.
10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
10Lungto neh lungto khaw, cangnoek neh cangnoek khaw BOEIPA ham a boktlap la tueilaehkoi ni.
11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
11A khoboe dongah camoe pataeng khaw loha coeng. A bisai loh cil tih a thuem atah.
12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
12Hna loh yaak tih mik loh a hmuh he khaw a boktlap la BOEIPA long ni a saii.
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.
13Ih he lungnah boeh na khodaeng na pang ve. Na mik a tueng daengah ni buh na cung eh.
14'It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
14Hno aka lai loh a thae, a thae la a thui tih amah a khawk vaengah tah lat thangthen bal.
15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
15Sui neh lungvang he khawk mai dae, mingnah hmuilai he tah umponah hnopai bangla kuel.
16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
16Kholong ham rhi a khang pah vaengkah a himbai neh kholong nu, kholong nu ham a laikoi pah te khaw lo laeh.
17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
17Laithae buh he hlang hamla tui dae, a hnukah a ka dongah lungcang muep baetawt.
18Every purpose is established by counsel; and with good advice carry on war.
18Kopoek he cilsuep neh cikngae sak lamtah, caemtloek khaw a niing khueh lah.
19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.
19Baecenol he caemtuh loh a hliphen tih a caeh puei. Te dongah a ka neh aka hloih te rhikhang pah boeh.
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
20A manu neh a napa aka hnaep tah a hmaithoi a thih pah vetih, yinthuem kah yinthuem ah hmaisuep la om ni.
21An estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
21Rho he khaw a lamhma lah banlak a kawt dae, a hmailong ah a yoethen mahpawh.
22Say not thou: 'I will requite evil'; wait for the LORD, and He will save thee.
22A thae te, “Ka thuung van ni,” ti nah boeh. BOEIPA mah lamtawn lamtah namah te ng'khang bitni.
23Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
23Coilung neh coilung khaw BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni. Te dongah hlangthai palat kah cooi tah a then moenih.
24A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?
24Hlang kah a khokan he BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni. Te dongah hlang loh a longpuei te metlam a yakming eh?
25It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.
25Hmuencim te a cukhat thil tih olcaeng hnukah a hnukdawn te hlang ham hlaeh la om.
26A wise king sifteth the wicked, and turneth the wheel over them.
26Manghai aka cueih loh halang rhoek te a thaek tih, amih te lengkho neh a paluet thil.
27The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
27BOEIPA kah hmaithoi long tah hlang kah a hiil neh a bungko kah a khui khaw boeih a thaih.
28Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.
28Sitlohnah neh oltak loh manghai te a kueinah tih, sitlohnah loh a ngolkhoel a duel pah.
29The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
29Tongpang rhoek kah a thadueng tah amamih kah a boei a mang la om tih, sampok he khaw patong rhoek kah rhuepomnah ni.
30Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; so do stripes that reach the inward parts.
30Tloh kah a hma a met vanbangla, bungko khui kah hmasoe loh a thae a cing sak.
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