Proverbs 19
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
1Lok kangkoih ah apae thaih kamthu pongah loe, toenghaih loklam pazui amtang kami to hoih kue.
2It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.
2Kahoih ai poekhaih loe, panoekhaih tawn ai; tawt hoi khok takan kami loe loklam caeh pazae.
3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.
3Kami amthuhaih mah a caehhaih loklam to amkhraengsak moe, palung thung hoiah Angraeng to kasae a thuih.
4Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
4Hmuenmae angraeng kami loe ampui tawnh mang; toe kamtang loe a imtaeng kami mah doeh caehtaak.
5A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
5Amsoem ai hmuen hnukung ah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami doeh loih mak ai.
6Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
6Pop parai kaminawk loe ukkung palung anghoehaih to sak hanah koeh o; tangqum paek thaih kami loe kami boih hoiah ampui ah oh.
7All the relatives of the poor shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
7Amtang kami loe angmah ih nawkamyanawk mah doeh hnukma o; angmah ih ampuinawk mah cae loe kawkruk maw ayae o taak tih! Anih loe tahmenhaih hnik hanah nihcae hnukah patom, toe nihcae mah anghmat o taak boih.
8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
8Palunghahaih tawn kami loe a hinghaih to palung; panoekhaih amtuk kami loe khosak hoihaih to hnu tih.
9A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
9Amsoem ai hmuen hnukungah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami loe amro tih.
10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
10Kamthu loe kahnaep ah khosak han krah ai; tamna mah angraengnawk uk hanah krah ai.
11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
11Palungha kami loe palungphuihaih to pauep thaih; minawk sakpazaehaih tahmen kami loe lensawkhaih to tawnh.
12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
12Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui baktiah oh moe, anih hoihhaih loe phroh nui ih dantui baktiah oh.
13A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
13Caa kamthu loe ampa amrohaih ah oh, angzoeh koeh zu loe apet ai ah kaca tui baktiah oh.
14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
14Im hoi hmuenmae loe ampa ih qawk ah oh; toe palungha zu loe Angraeng khae hoi hak ih qawk ni.
15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
15Thasae kami loe iih sawk, thasae kami pakhra loe zok amthlam tih.
16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
16Thuitaekhaih lok tahngai kami loe hinglung sawk; toe a caehhaih loklam patoek kami loe dueh tih.
17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.
17Amtang khenzawn kami loe Angraeng hanah hmuen coi pae baktiah ni oh; anih loe a sak ih hmuen baktiah atho hnu let tih.
18Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
18Thuitaek thaih koiah oh naah, na caa to thuitaek ah; anih qahhaih to tahmen hmah.
19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
19Palungphui kami loe danpaekhaih to hnu tih; anih to na pahlong nahaeloe, anih to na pahlong tuektuek han angai tih.
20Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
20Thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ah loe, patukhaih lok to talawk ah, to tiah nahaeloe atue boeng naah palung na ha tih.
21There are many plans in a man’s heart, but the LORD’s counsel will prevail.
21Kami ih palung thungah sak atimhaih oh mangh; toe Angraeng khokhanhaih mah ni sak atimhaih to caksak tih.
22That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
22Boeng thai ai amlunghaih loe kami mah koeh ih hmuen ah oh; amtang kami loe lok amlai kami pongah hoih kue.
23The fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
23Angraeng zithaih loe hinghaih ah oh; to tiah poekhaih tawn kami loe koehhaih to acung tih; raihaih tidoeh tongh mak ai.
24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
24Thasae kami loe saoek nui hoiah a ban to azuh moe, buh abah han mataeng doeh paqak.
25Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
25Minawk tiah doeh sah ai kami to danpaek ah, poekhaih tawn ai kami to palungha lat tih; khopoek thaih kami to zoeh ah, palungha aep tih.
26He who robs his father and drives away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
26Ampa ih hmuenmae to pasaengh boih moe, amno to haek kami loe, azathaih paek capa, kasaethuihaih tongsak capa ah oh.
27If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
27Ka capa, thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ai ah na oh nahaeloe, thuitaek ih panoekhaih loknawk hoiah nam khraeng ving tih.
28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
28Lok amlai kami han hnukungah om kami loe, katoengah lokcaekhaih tiah doeh sah ai kami ah oh; kahoih ai kami loe kahoih ai hmuen to kakhraem caaknaek baktiah a caak.
29Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
29Kami tiah doeh sah ai kami hanah danpaekhaih to oh, kamthu hanah loe bohhaih to oh.
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