Ecclesiastes 10
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
1Kadueh taksae mah hmuihoih tui to hmuisae ah angcoengsak baktih toengah, kamthu khosakhaih mah palunghahaih hoi ahmin kahoih pakoehhaih to amrosak.
2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.
2Palungha kami ih palung loe bantang bangah oh, toe kamthu ih palung loe banqoi bangah oh.
3Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
3Ue, kamthu loe lamcaeh naah doeh, amthuhaih to amtueng moe, angmah amthuhaih to minawk boih khaeah thuih.
4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
4Ukkung mah palung ang phui thuih naah, na ohhaih ahmuen to caeh taak hmah; angdaehahih mah kalen sakpazaehaih to dipsak.
5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
5Ukkung khae hoiah sakpazaehaih tacawt baktih toengah, ni tlim ah ka hnuk ih hmuen kasae to oh.
6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
6Angraeng mah ahmuen kahnaem ah anghnut naah, kamthu loe kasang ahmuen ah anghnut lat.
7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
7Angraengnawk khok hoiah amkaeh o naah, tamnanawk mah hrang nuiah angthueng o lat.
8He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
8Qumqai kami loe tangqom thungah krah tih; sipae phrae kami loe pahui mah patuk tih.
9Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.
9Thlung takhoe kami loe nganbawh kana hak tih; thing khuek kami loe ahmaa caa tih.
10If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
10Caka to kanoe ah taak ai nahaeloe, tha ueng han angaih; toe palunghahaih mah atho ohhaih loklam to hnuksak.
11If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.
11Pahui to adoi hoiah na sak cadoeh na patuk tih, lokpunghaih loe amekhaih tidoeh om ai.
12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
12Palungha kami ih pakha thung hoiah tacawt loknawk loe tahmenhaih to oh, toe kamthu loe angmah ih pahni mah paaeh.
13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
13Anih pakha hoi tacawt tangsuek lok loe amthuhaih hoiah amtong, anih ih lokpaeh boenghaih loe kasae amthuhaih ah oh.
14A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
14Kamthu loe lok pung, kami mah angzo han koi hmuen to thui thai ai; anih hmabang ah timaw om tih, tiah mi mah maw thui thai tih?
15The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.
15Vangpui thungah caehhaih loklam to panoek ai baktih toengah, kamthu toksakhaih mah kaminawk angphosak boih.
16Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
16Nawkta ukkung siangpahrang ohhaih prae, khawnthaw ah buh raenghhaih poih sah angraengnawk ohhaih prae, nang loe khosak bing!
17Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
17Khingya han koi kaom imthung takoh hoiah tapen siangpahrang ohhaih prae, mu kanae hmoek ai, tha oh hanah atue phak naah buh kacaa angraengnawk ohhaih prae, nang loe tahamhoih.
18By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
18Thasethaih mah im to hmawnsak; bantha set pongah im loe kho longh.
19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
19Pahnuih hanah ni poih to sak, mu mah kami poeknawmsak; toe phoisa mah hmuenmae to qan thaih boih.
20Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.
20Siangpahrang to palung thung hoiah doeh pasoih hmah; angraengnawk doeh na iihhaih ahmuen hoiah pasoih hmah; van ih tavaa mah na lok to sin ueloe, pakhraeh kaom tavaa mah thui pae moeng tih.
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