Proverbs 24
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them.
1Kasae kaminawk to awt hmah; nihcae hoi angkom han doeh poek hmah.
2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
2Nihcae loe palung thung hoi amro han khue ni poek o, pahni hoiah raihaih sak han khue to a thuih o.
3Through wisdom is a house builded; and by understanding it is established;
3Im loe palunghahaih hoiah sak moe, panoekhaih hoiah caksak;
4And by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
4palunghahaih mah imkhaannawk to atho kana hmuenmae, koeh kaom hmuennawk hoiah koisak.
5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
5Palungha kami loe thacak; ue, palunghahaih tawn kami loe thacakhaih pung aep.
6For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
6Palungha kami khae hoi poekhaih lak pacoengah, misa tuh ah; ngancuem hanah kahoih poekhaih paekkung pop tawnh han angaih.
7Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
7Palunghahaih loe sang pongah kamthu mah pha thai ai; kami pop amkhuenghaih khongkha ah lokthui thai ai.
8He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
8Kahoih ai hmuen sak pacaeng kami loe raihaih sah kami ni, tiah kawk o tih.
9The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.
9Kamthu poekhaih loe zaehaih ah oh, minawk pahnui thuih kami loe panuet thoh.
10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed.
10Raihaih phak naah palung boeng nahaeloe, thazok kami ah ni na oh.
11Deliver them that are drawn unto death; and those that are ready to be slain wilt thou forbear to rescue?
11Duekhaih loklam ah zaeh ih kami to pahlong ah; humhaih ahmuen ah caehhaih ih kami to hoi let ah.
12If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this', doth not He that weigheth the hearts consider it? And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it? And shall not He render to every man according to his works?
12Khenah, hae kawng hae ka panoek ai, tiah na thuih nahaeloe, palungthin khenkung mah panoek mak ai maw? Na hinghaih khenkung mah panoek mak ai maw? Kami mah sak ih hmuen baktiah anih mah pathok mak ai maw?
13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;
13Ka capa, khoitui loe hoih pongah nae ah; khoi lutui loe pataeng naah luep dueng;
14So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; if thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
14to baktih toengah palunghahaih loe na hing thungah luep tih; na hnuk naah nang han tangqum ah om tih; na oephaih anghma mak ai.
15Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting-place;
15Aw katoeng ai kami, katoeng kami ih im to toep hmah; anih ohhaih ahmuen to amrosak hmah;
16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.
16katoeng kami loe vai sarihto amtim cadoeh, angthawk let tih; toe kasae kami loe raihaih mah amtimsak tih.
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
17Na misa amtim naah anghoe hmah; anih amthaek naah palung anghoe hmah;
18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.
18nang hoe nahaeloe Angraeng mah hnu ueloe, poeknawm mak ai, to kami nuiah Anih palungphuihaih to dip ving tih.
19Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
19Kahoih ai kami pongah palungboeng hmah; kahoih ai kami doeh awt hmah;
20For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
20kasae kami loe hmabang kaom oephaih to tawn ai; kasae kami ih hmaithaw loe paduek pae ving tih.
21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change;
21Ka capa, Angraeng hoi siangpahrang to zii ah; misa angthawk koeh kami hoiah angkom hmah;
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin from them both?
22akra ai ah nihcae nuiah amrohaih pha tih; kawbaktih raihaih maw nihcae mah omsak tih, tito mi mah maw panoek thai tih?
23These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
23Hae baktih hmuennawk doeh palungha kami mah thuih ih lok ah ni oh. Lok takroek naah mikhmai khet han hoih ai.
24He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him;
24Kasae kami khaeah, Nang loe na toeng, tiah thui kami loe minawk mah kasae thui o ueloe, prae kaminawk mah panuet o tih.
25But to them that decide justly shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
25Toe minawk thuitaekkung loe poeknawm ueloe, tahamhoihaih to hnu tih.
26He kisseth the lips that giveth a right answer.
26Kami boih mah toenghaih lokthui kami ih pahni to mok o tih.
27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
27Tasa bang ih tok to sah hmaloe ah, nangmah hanah laikok atok pacoengah, na ohhaih im to sah ah.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
28Takung om ai ah na imtaeng kami to zaehaih net hmah; alinghaih lok thui hmah.
29Say not: 'I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.'
29Kai khaeah sak ih hmuen baktih toengah, anih nuiah doeh ka sak toeng han; a sak ih hmuen baktih toengah ka pathok let han, tiah thui hmah.
30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
30Thasae kami ih lawk ah ka caeh moe, poekhaih tawn ai kami ih misur takha thungah ka caeh naah,
31And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
31khenah, soekhring cing ah oh, long doeh phroh cing ah oh; thlung hoi pakaa ih sipae doeh amtimh boih.
32Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction.
32Ka hnuk ih hmuen to palung thung hoi ka poek het naah, ka khet ih hmuen nuiah amtuk han koi ka hnuk.
33'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
33Nawnetta iih, nawnetta iih angam, iih hanah nawnetta thungah ban pakhuem moe, nang hak nathuem ah,
34So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
34amtanghaih mah kholong caeh kami baktih, vawthaih mah maiphaw sin kami baktiah na pha thui tih.
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