Thuchihbu 29
1 Akiphona sangnom loupa chu, hetman louva huhdoh lel’a kisumang ding ahi.
A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
2 Midih ho vaihom le thaneija apan teng, mipi akipah in athanom jin; hinlah miphalou in vai ahom tengle, mipi chunga gim hesoh alhung jitai.
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
3 Chihna ngaisang pa din apa akipah jin, hinlah noti hotoh kivop jingpan vang anei le agou amangchai bep e.
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 Thu dihtah’a atan jeh chun lengpan, gamsunga chen detna aphutdoh jin; hinlah nehguh kilah pan vang, gamsung amanthahsah jin ahi.
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
5 Aheng akom lhem a pang pan, akeng tenia akipal lhuhna ding thang akido ahibouve.
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
6 Migilou chu ama le ama athangkam achun a-oh jin, midih vang chun la-asan akipah thanom jitai.
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
7 Midih in vaichate dihna chu asuhmil peh ngaipon, migilou ding in vang hitobang thil hi het ahahsai.
A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
8 Mi tot chavei hon khopi jeng jong meiyin ahal lha jiuvin, miching hon vang lunghanna jeng jong apeldoh theijun ahi.
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 Michingin mingol akinahpia ahileh, mingol chu alung hangin anuisat bep jin, hinlah amoh thim deh poi.
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
10 Mi thisan sohat hon nolnabei ho athet uvin, chule migilou in nolnabei mi chu thisan sodin ahol lejin ahi.
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
11 Mingol alunghan pet leh im neilou in aum jin, miching vang chu ima seilouvin aim mang jitai.
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
12 Vaihom pan thujou sei akhohsah’a ahileh, ama thumop ho jouse chu migilou ngen soh diu ahi.
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
13 Vaichapa le asugentheipa jong kimuto ding, ijeh inem itileh amit teni lhon hasah jong Pakai ahi.
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
14 Lengpan vaichate chu akitoh toa thu atanpeh a ahileh, alaltouna imatih chan a kiphut det ding ahi.
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
15 Mol thoa kiphona hin chihna atah lang in, ama chamtah’a lhaji chapang chun anu ajumso teije.
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
16 Migilouhon vai ahom’uva thaneija apan tenguleh, bolkhelna atam cheh cheh jin; hinlah midih hon migilou ho lhuhpet amu diu ahi.
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
17 Nachapa nahil chah le tha ol-na nanei thei ding, chuteng ama jal’a nakipa ding ahi.
Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honour to your soul.
18 Gaothu kisei louna mun achun mipi alamvai jin, hinlah danthu nit chan chu anunnom ahiye.
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
19 Thu cheng jengseh in soh chu athunun joupon, aman ahet vang'in khohsahna anei thei jipoi.
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
20 Geltoh dem dem louva thusei namu khah em? Hitobang mihem sang chun mingol chunga kinepna aum joi.
If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
21 Sohkhat aneova pat hoithona’a hin khou khah achun, achaina teng ama nei le gou loa apan akimudoh jin ahi.
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
22 Mi alungsa jenga chun kinahna asodoh jin, chule lunghanna’a dim jing michun bolkhel tampi anei lojie.
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
23 Mihem kiti hi kiletsah nan ahinsuh nemji ahin, koi hileh alungthim a kineosah chan chu mi jabolna chang ding ahi.
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
24 Gucha kithopia pang chun ama hinkho tahbah jong adei pon, gaosapna thu ajah jeng vang'in imacha aphongdoh jipoi.
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
25 Mihem a kingaina kiti hi kipalna ahin, Pakaija kisongpa vang chu hoidoh tei ding ahi.
[they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
26 Mi tamtah'in vaihompa lung lhaisah ding angaito uvin, hinlah thudih tanna hi Pakaija hung konbou ahi.
Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
27 Midih ho din thu adih louva tanpa hi thet umtah ahin, chule migilou ding in jong adih jenga lamjotpa chu thet umtah ahi.
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
