Proverbs 26
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
1Khohal kah vuelsong neh cangah vaengkah khotlan baghui la, thangpomnah khaw hlang ang neh rhoeprhui tangloeng pawh.
2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
2Vaa a rhaehba bangla, pumpil a ding bangla, rhunkhuennah he lunglilungla la a thoeng moenih.
3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
3Marhang ham rhuihet, laak ham kamrhui, aka ang rhoek kah a nam ham cungcik om.
4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
4Hlang ang kah a anglat te doo boeh, namah khaw anih bangla na om ve.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
5Hlang ang te a anglat bangla a doo dae, a mikhmuh ah hlang cueih la om hae mahpawh.
6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
6Hlang ang kut ah ol aka pat tah a kho a kuet tih kuthlahnah aka mam la om.
7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
7Aka khaem kah a kho sut a bat banghui la, hlang ang rhoek ka kah thuidoeknah he khaw om.
8As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
8Hlang ang taengah thangpomnah paek he, payai dongah lungto mop banghui la om tangloeng.
9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
9Hlang ang ka kah thuidoeknah he khaw yurhui kut dongah aka pha mutlo hling bangla om.
10As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
10Hlang ang aka paang boeih khaw aka cetpaitai a paang tih lithen a poeih banghui la om.
11As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
11Ui loh a lok a paan banghui la hlang ang loh a anglat te a khoep.
12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
12Hlang he amah mikhmuh ah tah aka cueih la na hmuh. Anih lakah hlang ang ham ngaiuepnah om ta.
13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
13Kolhnaw loh, “Longpuei ah sathueng ca, toltung ah sathueng om,” a ti.
14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
14thohkhaih loh thohrhui dongah a tinghil bangla, kolhnaw khaw amah thingkong dongah suvaih.
15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
15Kolhnaw loh bael dongah a kut a puei te, a ka dongla koep a khuen ham pataeng a ngak.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
16Kolhnaw he amah mikhmuh ah tah, omih neh aka thuung hlang parhih lakah aka cueih la ngai uh.
17Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
17Amah hut pawt ah tuituknah khuiah aka kun khaw, aka cetpaitai loh ui hna a doek banghui la om.
18Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
18Thaltang neh dueknah hmaipom aka dong loh hlang a khah bangla,
19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
19A hui aka phok hlang van loh, “Ka luem mailai moenih a?,” a ti.
20For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
20Thing a tlum atah hmai a thi bangla a thet pawt daengah ni olpungkacan a paa.
21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
21Hmai-alh dongah hmaisa-aek, hmai dongah thing a pup vanbangla, hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan aka saii hlang loh tuituknah a puek sak.
22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
22Thet ol he didii tih bungko khui la suntla.
23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
23Lungbuei thae neh a lai hmai la aka alh tah, paikaek dongkah cakhli a ben banghui ni.
24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
24A hmuilai dongkah a hmuhuet te a ka dongah loha coeng dae, a khui kah hlangthai palat te a thuh bal pueng.
25When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
25A ol tah rhen koemboei la om dae, anih te tangnah boeh. A lungbuei ah tueilaehkoi parhih om.
26His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
26hmuhuetnah te thailainah neh dah cakhaw, hlangping taengah a boethae ni a yan eh.
27Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
27Vaam aka vuet khaw amah loh a cungku thil vetih, lungto aka palet khaw amah soah koep mael ni.
28A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
28Laithae ol loh amah aka hnaep aka hnap te a hmuhuet tih, a ka aka hnal khaw a ponah ni a saii.
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