Proverbs 25
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
1Hae hmuennawk loe Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah ih kaminawk mah tarik pakong patoeng ih, Solomon palunghahaih loknawk ah oh.
2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
2Sithaw lensawkhaih loe amtueng ai ah kaom hmuen maeto ah oh; toe hmuen maeto kawng pakronghaih loe siangpahrangnawk lensawkhaih ah oh.
3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
3Van loe sang moe, long loe thuk baktih toengah, siangpahrangnawk ih palung loe hnu thai mak ai.
4Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
4Sumkanglung thung ih sum aek to va ah, to naah ni sum sahkung mah boengloeng kahoih to sah thai tih.
5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
5Kasae kaminawk to siangpahrang hmaa hoiah takhoe oh; to tiah ni anih ih angraeng tangkhang to toenghaih hoiah cak poe tih.
6Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;
6Siangpahrang hmaa ah nangmah hoi nangmah to amkoeh hmah; kalen kaminawk ih ahmuen ah angdoe hmah;
7For better is it that it be said unto thee: 'Come up hither', than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.
7mik hoiah na hnuk ih angraeng hmaa ah azathaih hoiah oh pongah loe, Hae ah angzo tahang ah, tiah thui kami ih lok to tahngaih han hoih kue.
8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
8Lokcaekhaih im ah kami to karangah khing hmah; hnukkhuem ah na imtaeng kami mah azathaih na tongsak nahaeloe kawbangah maw na om tih?
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;
9Na imtaeng kami hoi poek anghmong ai pongah lok angaek cadoeh, tamqu hmuen to minawk khaeah taphong hmah;
10Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.
10to tih ai nahaeloe lok thaih kami mah nang azathaih tongsak hanah taphong ueloe, na hmin hoihaih to amro moeng tih.
11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
11Kahoih lok apaehhaih loe sumkanglung pazut het ih sui bungmu hoiah anghmong.
12As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
12Palunghahaih lok hoi thuitaek kami loe, lok tahngai kami hanah, sui naa tangkraeng baktih, suitui kaciim hoiah sak ih bungmu baktiah oh.
13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sendeth him; for he refresheth the soul of his master.
13Oep kaom laicaeh loe anih patoehkung hanah, cang aah nathuem ih dantui kamding baktiah oh, patoehkung Angraeng ih palungthin to angthasak.
14As vapours and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.
14Tangqum paek han, tiah amoek moe, paek ai kami loe khotui om ai tamai hoiah anghmong.
15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
15Pauephaih rang hoiah ukkung to pazawk thaih moe, loknaem mah ahuh to angkhaehsak thaih.
16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
16Khoitui to na hnuk maw? Kahoih boekah caa ah, amhah aak ah na caak nahaeloe na palok tih.
17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be sated with thee, and hate thee.
17Na imtaeng khaeah kahoih boekah caeh ah, na caeh tuektuek nahaeloe, na hmawt ueloe, na hnuma moeng tih.
18As a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, so is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
18A imtaeng kami nuiah amsawn hnukung ah angdoe kami loe thingboeng, haita, palaa hoiah anghmong.
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
19Raihaih tong naah oep kaom ai kami khaeah amhahaih loe, haa kangkhaek, khokkhaem kami hoiah anghmong.
20As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
20Poek angpho kami khaeah laasah kami loe siktue ah laihaw angkhring kami, zencing nuiah kathaw tui bawh baktiah ni oh.
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
21Na misa to zok amthlam nahaeloe buh paek ah; tui anghae nahaeloe naek hanah tui to paek ah;
22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.
22hae loe anih lu nuiah hmaisaae koeng pae baktiah om ueloe, Angraeng mah tahamhoihaih na paek tih.
23The north wind bringeth forth rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
23Aluek bang ih takhi mah kho angzohsak baktih toengah, minawk kasae thui kami ih palai mah palungphuihaih to tacawtsak.
24It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than in a house in common with a contentious woman.
24Angzoeh koeh zu hoiah kakawk parai im thungah nawnto oh pongah loe imphu ranui ih im takii ah oh to hoih kue.
25As cold waters to a faint soul, so is good news from a far country.
25Angthla parai ahmuen hoiah angzo kahoih tamthanglok loe pakhra tui anghae kami hanah tui kamding ah oh.
26As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
26Kahoih ai kami hmaa ah kamtimh katoeng kami loe tui kamnu hoi kaqong tui baktiah ni oh.
27It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.
27Khoitui pop hmoek ah caak han hoih ai baktih toengah, angmah lensawkhaih pakrong kami loe lensawkhaih to hnu mak ai.
28Like a city broken down and without a wall, so is he whose spirit is without restraint.
28A poekhaih angsum ai kami loe sipae om ai, kamtimh vangpui hoiah anghmong.
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