Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
Jakeh capa Agur mah thuih ih, palunghahaih loknawk loe hae tiah oh; kami maeto mah, Ithiel, Ithiel hoi Ukal khaeah, taphong pae;
2 “Surely I am the most ignorant man, and do not have a man’s understanding.
kai loe minawk boih pongah poek ka ham kue, kami poekhaih to ka tawn ai.
3 I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
Palunghahaih to kam tuk ai moe, ciimhaih kawng doeh ka panoek ai.
4 Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?
Mi maw van ah daw tahang moe, long ah anghum tathuk? Azom pui ah takhi naeh kami loe mi maw? Mi maw kahni pongah tui tapawk vai? Long boenghaih ahmuennawk boih caksakkung loe mi maw? To tiah sahkung ih ahmin hoi a caa ih ahmin loe mi maw? Na thui thai tih maw?
5 “Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Sithaw ih lok loe ciim boih; anih loe angmah khae amha kaminawk boih hanah abuephaih ah oh.
6 Do not you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
Angraeng ih lok to patomh hmah, to tih ai nahaeloe anih mah na zoeh ueloe, na thuih ih amsawnlok to amtueng moeng tih.
7 “Two things I have asked of you. Do not deny me before I die.
Aw Angraeng, ka dueh ai naah nang sak pae hanah, hnik ih hmuen hnetto oh;
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
amsoem ai lok hoi amsawn lok hae kai khae hoiah na takhoe pae ving ah; amtanghaih hoi angraenghaih doeh na paek hmah; ni thokkruek caak khawt caaknaek to na paek ah:
9 lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
to tih ai ah pop hmoek ah ka tawnh nahaeloe, nang kang pahnet ving ueloe, Angraeng loe mi aa? tiah ka thui moeng tih; kam tang hmoek nahaeloe, ka paqu moeng ueloe, ka Sithaw ih ahmin to ka saesak moeng tih.
10 “Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
Angmah ih angraeng khaeah tamna sethaih kawng to thui hmah, kasae na thuih nahaeloe nang to na pasoih ueloe, na nuiah zaehaih om moeng tih.
11 There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
Ampa to kasae thui kami, amno tahamhoihaih paek ai kami to oh.
12 There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Angmacae amhnonghaih to pasae ai ah, angmah mik ah kai loe ciim, tiah poekhaih tawn kami to oh.
13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.
Amoekhaih hoiah mikpadai kami, patoekhaih hoi minawk khen kami to oh.
14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
Haa loe sumsen baktiah oh moe, long ah kaom kamtang hoi mithoenawk to paaeh hanah, toektaboe ahuh haita baktih kaom kami doeh oh.
15 “The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that do not say, ‘Enough!’:
Taqawt loe canu hnetto tawnh; nihnik loe na paek ah, na paek ah, tiah hangh hoi. Amhah thai ai hmuen thumto oh, ue, khawt boeh, tiah thui vai ai hmuen palitonawk loe,
16 Sheol (Sheol h7585), the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, 'Enough!'
taprong, caa kak nongpata ih zok, tui amhah thai ai long karoem; zetto mah tiah thui vai ai hmai. (Sheol h7585)
17 “The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
Ampa pahnui thuih moe, amno patoek kami loe, azawn ih pangaahnawk mah anih ih mik to taprok pae ueloe, tahmunawk mah a ngan to caa o tih.
18 “There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I do not understand:
Ka dawnrai ih hmuen thumto khue ai ah, ka panoek thai ai ih hmuen palitonawk loe,
19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
van ih tahmu azawkhaih loklam, cathaeng nui ih pahui caehhaih loklam, tuipui thung ih palongpui caehhaih loklam, thendoeng mah tangla paqaihaih loklam hae ni.
20 “So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
Sava nuiah oep om ai nongpata caehhaih loklam doeh to tiah oh; to nongpata loe buh to caak moe, pakha a huk pacoengah, kai loe hmuen sakpazaehaih ka tawn ai, tiah thuih.
21 “For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it cannot bear up:
Long tasoehsak hmuen thumto khue ai ah, pauep thai ai ih hmuen palitonawk loe,
22 For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,
siangpahrang ah kangcoeng tamna, caaknaek tawn mangh kamthu;
23 for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
amram aak nongpata sava sakhaih hoi tamna nongpata mah angraeng ih qawktoephaih hae ni.
24 “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
Long nuiah tetta ah ni oh, toe paroeai palungha hmuen palitonawk loe,
25 The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.
thacak ai, toe nipui tueah caaknaek patung thaih, cahmatnawk;
26 The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.
thacak ai, toe lungsong thungah tabu sah savehnawk;
27 The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.
siangpahrang tawn ai, toe nawnto hmabangah kacaeh pakhunawk;
28 You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.
angmah ih ban hoiah angdoet, toe siangpahrang im ah ohhaih ahmuen katawn caneknawk cae hae ni.
29 “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:
Kahoih ah kacaeh thaih hmuen thumto khue ai, ue, kahoih ah kacaeh thaih hmuen palitonawk loe,
30 The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and does not turn away for any;
kasan moinawk thungah thacak koek, kawbaktih hmuen om cadoeh hnuk angnawk taak ai kaipui;
31 the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.
misatukhaih hrang, maeh tae hoi misa tawn ai siangpahrang cae hae ni.
32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.
Kamthu ah nang coeng moe, nangmah hoi nangmah nam koeh naah maw, to tih ai boeh loe kahoih ai hmuen na poek naah maw, na pakha to tamuep khoep ah!
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”
Maitaw tahnutui loe ahaeh khing nahaeloe, amkhawk tih, hnah doeh na hnoih khing nahaeloe, athii long tih; to baktih toengah palungphui hanah pahrue khing nahaeloe, angzoehhaih to om tih.
