Palungha Lok 19
1 Lok kangkoih ah apae thaih kamthu pongah loe, toenghaih loklam pazui amtang kami to hoih kue.
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 Kahoih ai poekhaih loe, panoekhaih tawn ai; tawt hoi khok takan kami loe loklam caeh pazae.
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
3 Kami amthuhaih mah a caehhaih loklam to amkhraengsak moe, palung thung hoiah Angraeng to kasae a thuih.
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
4 Hmuenmae angraeng kami loe ampui tawnh mang; toe kamtang loe a imtaeng kami mah doeh caehtaak.
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 Amsoem ai hmuen hnukung ah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami doeh loih mak ai.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
6 Pop parai kaminawk loe ukkung palung anghoehaih to sak hanah koeh o; tangqum paek thaih kami loe kami boih hoiah ampui ah oh.
Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
7 Amtang 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.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
8 Palunghahaih tawn kami loe a hinghaih to palung; panoekhaih amtuk kami loe khosak hoihaih to hnu tih.
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
9 Amsoem ai hmuen hnukungah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami loe amro tih.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
10 Kamthu loe kahnaep ah khosak han krah ai; tamna mah angraengnawk uk hanah krah ai.
Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11 Palungha kami loe palungphuihaih to pauep thaih; minawk sakpazaehaih tahmen kami loe lensawkhaih to tawnh.
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
12 Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui baktiah oh moe, anih hoihhaih loe phroh nui ih dantui baktiah oh.
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 Caa kamthu loe ampa amrohaih ah oh, angzoeh koeh zu loe apet ai ah kaca tui baktiah oh.
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
14 Im hoi hmuenmae loe ampa ih qawk ah oh; toe palungha zu loe Angraeng khae hoi hak ih qawk ni.
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 Thasae kami loe iih sawk, thasae kami pakhra loe zok amthlam tih.
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
16 Thuitaekhaih lok tahngai kami loe hinglung sawk; toe a caehhaih loklam patoek kami loe dueh tih.
He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
17 Amtang khenzawn kami loe Angraeng hanah hmuen coi pae baktiah ni oh; anih loe a sak ih hmuen baktiah atho hnu let tih.
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
18 Thuitaek thaih koiah oh naah, na caa to thuitaek ah; anih qahhaih to tahmen hmah.
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
19 Palungphui kami loe danpaekhaih to hnu tih; anih to na pahlong nahaeloe, anih to na pahlong tuektuek han angai tih.
A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
20 Thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ah loe, patukhaih lok to talawk ah, to tiah nahaeloe atue boeng naah palung na ha tih.
Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
21 Kami ih palung thungah sak atimhaih oh mangh; toe Angraeng khokhanhaih mah ni sak atimhaih to caksak tih.
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
22 Boeng thai ai amlunghaih loe kami mah koeh ih hmuen ah oh; amtang kami loe lok amlai kami pongah hoih kue.
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
23 Angraeng zithaih loe hinghaih ah oh; to tiah poekhaih tawn kami loe koehhaih to acung tih; raihaih tidoeh tongh mak ai.
The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
24 Thasae kami loe saoek nui hoiah a ban to azuh moe, buh abah han mataeng doeh paqak.
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 Minawk 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.
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
26 Ampa ih hmuenmae to pasaengh boih moe, amno to haek kami loe, azathaih paek capa, kasaethuihaih tongsak capa ah oh.
He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Ka capa, thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ai ah na oh nahaeloe, thuitaek ih panoekhaih loknawk hoiah nam khraeng ving tih.
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 Lok 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.
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
29 Kami tiah doeh sah ai kami hanah danpaekhaih to oh, kamthu hanah loe bohhaih to oh.
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
