Proverbs 24
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
1Hlang thae rhoek taengah thatlai boeh. Amih taengah om hamla nai rhoe nai boeh.
2for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
2Amih kah lungbuei loh rhoelrhanah te a taeng tih, a hmuilai loh thakthaenah ni a thui.
3Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
3Cueihnah neh im a sak tih a lungcuei neh a thoh.
4by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
4Mingnah loh boeirhaeng neh a kuel a ka, a naep a noi boeih khaw imkhui ah a khawk sak.
5A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
5Cueih he tah hlang kah sarhi la om tih, mingnah loh hlang kah thadueng a cong pah.
6for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
6Caemtloek vaengah nang hamla a niing hang hol vetih, uentonah cungkuem neh loeihnah hang khueh ni.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
7Cueihnah he aka ang ham tah sang aih. Vongka ah a ka a ong pah moenih.
8One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
8Thaehuet ham aka moeh tah, “Tangkhuepnah boei,” la a khue uh ni.
9The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
9Anglat kah a tholh khaw khonuen rhamtat, hmuiyoi hlang khaw tueilaehkoi ni.
10If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
10Citcai tue vaengah na tahah tih, na thadueng khaw tla.
11Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
11Duek sak ham a khuen uh te huul uh laeh, ngawnnah la aka yalh te khaw hloh uh laeh.
12If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not give to every man according to his work?
12“Ka ming uh moenih ko he,” na ti cakhaw, amah loh lungbuei a khiinglang tih yakming mahpawt a? Na hinglu aka kueinah loh a ming ta. Te dongah hlang he amah kah bisai bangla a thuung ni ta.
13My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
13Ka ca, khoitui tah then tih ca lah. Khoilitui tah na ka dongah didip ta.
14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
14Cueihnah te na hinglu ham ming van lah. Na hmuh atah na hmailong khui vetih, na ngaiuepnah khaw yoe mahpawh.
15Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
15Halang aw, hlang dueng tolkhoeng ke rhongngol thil boeh, a kolhmuen te khaw rhoelrhak pah boeh.
16for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
16Aka dueng tah voei rhih a cungku akhaw koep thoo dae, halang rhoek tah yoethae nen ni a tongtah uh.
17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
17Na thunkha, na thunkha te a cungku vaengah kokhahnah boeh, a paloe vaengah khaw na lungbuei omngaih sak boeh.
18lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18BOEIPA loh a hmuh vaengah a mik lolh vetih, anih taengkah a thintoek te vik lat ve.
19Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
19Thaehuet dongah sai boeh. Halang rhoek taengah khaw thatlai boeh.
20for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
20Boethae ham a hmailong a khui pah moenih, halang kah hmaithoi khaw a thih pah ni.
21My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
21Ka ca, BOEIPA khaw, manghai khaw rhih lah. Aka thovael neh pitpom boeh.
22for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
22Amih te rhainah loh buengrhuet a pai thil vetih, amih rhoi kah yoethaenah te ulong a ming?
23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
23He rhoek khaw hlang cueih kah a hut ni. Laitloeknah dongah maelhmai loha sak khaw then pawh.
24He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
24Halang te, “Na dueng,” aka ti nah tah, amah te pilnam loh a tap vetih, namtu loh kosi a sah thil ni.
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
25Tedae amih aka tluung rhoek te hoel ti vetih, a soah yoethennah hnothen loh a thoeng pah ni.
26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
26Langya la olka aka mael tah, a hmuilai te a mok pah.
27Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
27Na bibi te vongvoel ah khaw cikngae sak. Anih te a hnukah na lo ah a sikim phoeiah na im te thoh.
28Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
28Na hui te ahong mai neh laipai la om thil boeh. Namah kah hmuilai neh na hloih a?
29Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
29“Kai taengah a saii bangla amah te ka saii van ni, hlang te amah kah bisai bangla ka thuung ni,” ti boeh.
30I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
30Kolhnaw hlang kah lohma longah khaw, lungbuei aka talh hlang kah misur taengah khaw ka cet coeng.
31Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
31Lo pum ah dohui daih tih, canghli ah lota loh a thing. A vongtung dongkah lungto khaw a koengloeng coeng ke.
32Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
32Ka hmuh vaengah kai long tah, ka lungbuei ah ka khueh tih, ka sawt vaengah thuituennah la ka loh.
33a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
33Bet ip, bet ngam, kut bet a poem neh yalh pahoi.
34so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
34Te vaengah na khodaeng loh aka cetpaitai bangla, na tloelnah loh photling aka bai hlang bangla ha pawk.
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