Palungha Lok 19
1 Lok kangkoih ah apae thaih kamthu pongah loe, toenghaih loklam pazui amtang kami to hoih kue.
Better is a poor man, walking in his integrity, than one of perverse lips, and, he, a dullard.
2 Kahoih ai poekhaih loe, panoekhaih tawn ai; tawt hoi khok takan kami loe loklam caeh pazae.
Surely, for the soul to be, without knowledge, is not good, and, he that hasteth with his feet, strayeth.
3 Kami amthuhaih mah a caehhaih loklam to amkhraengsak moe, palung thung hoiah Angraeng to kasae a thuih.
The folly of a man, subverteth his way, and, against Yahweh, his heart is angry.
4 Hmuenmae angraeng kami loe ampui tawnh mang; toe kamtang loe a imtaeng kami mah doeh caehtaak.
Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.
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, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall 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, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in gifts.
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 brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises—there are none.
8 Palunghahaih tawn kami loe a hinghaih to palung; panoekhaih amtuk kami loe khosak hoihaih to hnu tih.
He that acquireth sense, loveth his own soul, he that guardeth understanding, shall find blessing.
9 Amsoem ai hmuen hnukungah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami loe amro tih.
A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.
10 Kamthu loe kahnaep ah khosak han krah ai; tamna mah angraengnawk uk hanah krah ai.
Unseemly for a dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes.
11 Palungha kami loe palungphuihaih to pauep thaih; minawk sakpazaehaih tahmen kami loe lensawkhaih to tawnh.
The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.
12 Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui baktiah oh moe, anih hoihhaih loe phroh nui ih dantui baktiah oh.
The growl as of a young lion, is the rage of a king, but, like dew upon the grass, is his good pleasure.
13 Caa kamthu loe ampa amrohaih ah oh, angzoeh koeh zu loe apet ai ah kaca tui baktiah oh.
Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard, —and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
14 Im hoi hmuenmae loe ampa ih qawk ah oh; toe palungha zu loe Angraeng khae hoi hak ih qawk ni.
House and substance, are an inheritance from one’s fathers, but, from Yahweh, cometh a wife who is prudent.
15 Thasae kami loe iih sawk, thasae kami pakhra loe zok amthlam tih.
Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
16 Thuitaekhaih lok tahngai kami loe hinglung sawk; toe a caehhaih loklam patoek kami loe dueh tih.
One who guardeth the commandment, guardeth his life, he that is reckless in his ways, shall 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.
A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.
18 Thuitaek thaih koiah oh naah, na caa to thuitaek ah; anih qahhaih to tahmen hmah.
Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.
19 Palungphui kami loe danpaekhaih to hnu tih; anih to na pahlong nahaeloe, anih to na pahlong tuektuek han angai tih.
A man in a rage, taketh away the penalty, —nevertheless, if thou let him go free, the more [stripes] must thou add.
20 Thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ah loe, patukhaih lok to talawk ah, to tiah nahaeloe atue boeng naah palung na ha tih.
Hear counsel, receive correction, that thou mayest be wise in thine after-life.
21 Kami ih palung thungah sak atimhaih oh mangh; toe Angraeng khokhanhaih mah ni sak atimhaih to caksak tih.
Many are the devices in a man’s heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand.
22 Boeng thai ai amlunghaih loe kami mah koeh ih hmuen ah oh; amtang kami loe lok amlai kami pongah hoih kue.
The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, —and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.
23 Angraeng zithaih loe hinghaih ah oh; to tiah poekhaih tawn kami loe koehhaih to acung tih; raihaih tidoeh tongh mak ai.
The reverence of Yahweh, leadeth to life, satisfied then, let a man remain—let him not be visited by calamity.
24 Thasae kami loe saoek nui hoiah a ban to azuh moe, buh abah han mataeng doeh paqak.
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.
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.
The scoffer, thou shalt smite, and, the simple, will beware, but correct a man of intelligence—he will understand teaching.
26 Ampa ih hmuenmae to pasaengh boih moe, amno to haek kami loe, azathaih paek capa, kasaethuihaih tongsak capa ah oh.
He that ruineth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son causing shame and reproach.
27 Ka capa, thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ai ah na oh nahaeloe, thuitaek ih panoekhaih loknawk hoiah nam khraeng ving tih.
Cease, my son, to hear instruction that would cause thee to wander from the sayings 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.
An abandoned witness, scorneth justice, and, the mouth of lawless men, swalloweth iniquity.
29 Kami tiah doeh sah ai kami hanah danpaekhaih to oh, kamthu hanah loe bohhaih to oh.
Prepared for scoffers, are punishments, and stripes, for the back of dullards.
