Proverbs 26
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
1Nipui tue ih dantui baktih, cang aah tue ah angzo khotui baktiah, kamthu to pakoeh han hoih ai.
2As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.
2Takung om ai ah kasae thuihaih loe ahmuen kruekah kamhet parit caa hoi anghak ai ah azawk pungpae baktiah ni oh.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
3Quiboeng hoiah hrang to boh moe, sum hoiah laa hrang ih tahmawh moem pae baktih toengah, kamthu to cung hoiah bop ah.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
4Kamthu to amthuhaih baktiah pathok hmah; na pathok nahaeloe nang doeh kamthu baktiah ni na om tih.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
5Kamthu ih lok to na pathim nahaeloe, a mik hnukah palungha kami ah poek moeng tih.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
6Kamthu khaeah pat ih lok loe a khok to takroek pat moe, amrohaih tui naek baktiah ni oh.
7The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
7Kamthu pakha pong ih palunghahaih lok loe, adue ai khokkhaem kami ih khok baktiah oh.
8As a small stone in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
8Kamthu pakoeh kami loe, ngazai pongah lawkthluem moep sut baktiah ni oh.
9As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
9Kamthu pakha pong ih palunghahaih lok loe soekhring mah thun ih mu paqui ban baktiah ni oh.
10A master performeth all things; but he that stoppeth a fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.
10Kalen Sithaw mah hmuen boih to sak; kamthu hoi zaehaih sah kami hanah doeh toksakhaih atho to paek boih.
11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
11Ui mah angmah ih tamlok to caak let baktiah, kamthu loe angmah amthuhaih thungah amlaem let.
12Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
12Angmah hoi angmah palungha kami ah poek kami to na hnuk maw? To kami pongah loe kamthu to oepthoh kue.
13The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion in the way; yea, a lion is in the streets.'
13Thasae kami mah loe loklam ah kaipui oh; loklam ah hmawsaeng kaipui oh, tiah thuih.
14The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.
14Thok loe takhing ih sum nuiah angbang baktih toengah, thasae kami doeh angmah ih iihkhun nuiah angbet caeng.
15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; it wearieth him to bring it back to his mouth.
15Thasae kami loe laom thungah ban to tapawh boeh, toe pakha ah buh abah hanah paqak.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that give wise answer.
16Thasae kami loe khopoek thaih kami sarihto pongah, angmah hoi angmah to palungha kue ah poek.
17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife not his own, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
17Lamcaeh naah angmah hoi asaenghaih om ai angzoehhaih pongah kathum kami loe, ui naa patawn caeng kami hoiah anghmong.
18As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;
18Tamhnuilok ni ka thuih, tiah thuih moe, a imtaeng kami aling kami loe kangqong hmai vah ih baktih, duekhaih phasak kalii kaat kamthu hoiah anghmong.
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith: 'Am not I in sport?'
no verse 19 in this text
20Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
20Thing om ai pongah hmai to duek; pronghaih lok kaom ai ahmuen ah loe, angzoehhaih to om ai.
21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
21Hmaisaae to amngaeh moe, thing angqong baktih toengah, angzoeh koeh kami mah lok pungsak thaih.
22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
22Pronghaih lok loe kahoih caaknaek baktiah, kami ih takpum thungah akun.
23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
23Lok loe hoih, toe poeksae palungthin loe anui ah rong nok dui ih long laom baktiah oh.
24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him.
24Minawk hnuma kami loe pahni hoiah kahoih hmuen to thuih, toe a palung thungah loe alinghaih hoiah koi.
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not; for there are seven abominations in his heart.
25Anih mah thuih ih lok loe hoih, toe tang hmah; anih ih palung thungah panuet thok hmuen sarihto oh.
26Though his hatred be concealed with deceit, his wickedness shall be revealed before the congregation.
26Anih mah hnukmahaih to alinghaih hoiah kraeng khoep, toe anih sethaih to minawk hmaa ah angphong let tih.
27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
27Qumqai kami loe angmah qumqaih ih tangqom thungah krah tih; thlung palet kami doeh a palet ih thlung to angmah nuiah amlet let tih.
28A lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
28Amsawnlok thui palai loe angmah pacaekthlaek ih kami to hnukma; lokcaep thaih pakha mah kami to amrosak.
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