Proverbs 18
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
1Hoehhamnah aka tlap loh hlang a paekboe sak tih, lungming cueihnah khaw boeih a thaih thil.
2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
2Lungcuei taengah hlang ang naep pawh, tedae amah kah lungbuei hliphen ham ni lat a om.
3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
3Halang ha pawk vaengah nueihbu neh, yah neh kokhahnah la pai bal.
4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
4Hlang ka lamkah olka tah tui dung bangla, soklong ah aka phuet cueihnah thunsih la om.
5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
5Halang kah a hmai khueh khaw then pawh, laitloeknah aka dueng te aka phaelh ham rhung ni.
6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
6Hlang ang kah hmuilai tah tuituknah ham ha pawk uh tih, a bohnah te a ka loh a khue.
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
7Hlang ang kah a ka tah amah kah porhaknah neh a hmuilai te a hinglu ham hlaeh la om.
8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
8Thet ol he didii bangla om tih, a bung khui la tluektluek kun.
9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
9A bibi dongah aka uelh khaw kutpo boei kah a manuca la om.
10The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
10BOEIPA ming tah sarhi ham rhaltoengim ni, hlang dueng tah a taengla yong tih a hoep a tlang.
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
11Hlanglen kah a boeirhaeng tah amah ham sarhi aka tak khorha la om tih, a ngaihlih vaengah vongtung tluk a sang sak.
12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
12Hlang he lungbuei aka sang taengah pocinah a lamhma pah tih, kodonah taengah thangpomnah a lamhma pah.
13He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
13A hnatun hlan ah ol aka thuung tah anglat ni. Amah khaw te nen te mingthae a phueih.
14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
14Hlang he a tlohtat vaengah a mueihla loh a cangbam dae, mueihla a rhawp te u long a khoeng eh?
15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
15Aka yakming kah lungbuei loh mingnah a lai tih aka cueih kah a hna loh mingnah a tlap.
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
16Hlang kah kutdoe he amah ham long a khui sak pah tih, amah te tanglue kah mikhmuh ah a mawt.
17He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
17A hui te ha pawk la ha pawk hlan tih amah a khe hlan atah, amah kah tuituknah dongah lamhma la aka dueng khaw om.
18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
18Hohmuhnah te hmolunh loh a paa sak tih, aka tlung rhoi khaw rhak a phih.
19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
19Boekoek boeina tah sarhi aka tak khorha lakah olpungkacan la om tih, hohmuhnah khaw impuei thohkalh bangla om.
20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
20Hlang tah a laithaih lamloh a bung hah tih, a hmuilai kah a vueithaih khaw kum.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
21Lai kut dongah dueknah neh hingnah om tih, amah aka lungnah long ni a thaih te a caak eh.
22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
22Yuu aka lo long tah hnothen a dang tih, BOEIPA taengkah kolonah a dang bal.
23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
23Khodaeng loh huithuinah neh a voek dae, hlanglen loh a tlung neh a doo.
24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
24Hlang he a hui rhoek loh thaehuet thil cakhaw, a manuca lakah a lungnah tih aka ben khaw om van.
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