Proverbs 25
1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Hae hmuennawk loe Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah ih kaminawk mah tarik pakong patoeng ih, Solomon palunghahaih loknawk ah oh.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Sithaw lensawkhaih loe amtueng ai ah kaom hmuen maeto ah oh; toe hmuen maeto kawng pakronghaih loe siangpahrangnawk lensawkhaih ah oh.
3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Van loe sang moe, long loe thuk baktih toengah, siangpahrangnawk ih palung loe hnu thai mak ai.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.
Sumkanglung thung ih sum aek to va ah, to naah ni sum sahkung mah boengloeng kahoih to sah thai tih.
5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Kasae kaminawk to siangpahrang hmaa hoiah takhoe oh; to tiah ni anih ih angraeng tangkhang to toenghaih hoiah cak poe tih.
6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Siangpahrang hmaa ah nangmah hoi nangmah to amkoeh hmah; kalen kaminawk ih ahmuen ah angdoe hmah;
7 For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up here; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.
mik hoiah na hnuk ih angraeng hmaa ah azathaih hoiah oh pongah loe, Hae ah angzo tahang ah, tiah thui kami ih lok to tahngaih han hoih kue.
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in its end, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Lokcaekhaih im ah kami to karangah khing hmah; hnukkhuem ah na imtaeng kami mah azathaih na tongsak nahaeloe kawbangah maw na om tih?
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and reveal not a secret to another:
Na imtaeng kami hoi poek anghmong ai pongah lok angaek cadoeh, tamqu hmuen to minawk khaeah taphong hmah;
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.
to tih ai nahaeloe lok thaih kami mah nang azathaih tongsak hanah taphong ueloe, na hmin hoihaih to amro moeng tih.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Kahoih lok apaehhaih loe sumkanglung pazut het ih sui bungmu hoiah anghmong.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Palunghahaih lok hoi thuitaek kami loe, lok tahngai kami hanah, sui naa tangkraeng baktih, suitui kaciim hoiah sak ih bungmu baktiah oh.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Oep kaom laicaeh loe anih patoehkung hanah, cang aah nathuem ih dantui kamding baktiah oh, patoehkung Angraeng ih palungthin to angthasak.
14 Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Tangqum paek han, tiah amoek moe, paek ai kami loe khotui om ai tamai hoiah anghmong.
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Pauephaih rang hoiah ukkung to pazawk thaih moe, loknaem mah ahuh to angkhaehsak thaih.
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.
Khoitui to na hnuk maw? Kahoih boekah caa ah, amhah aak ah na caak nahaeloe na palok tih.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Na imtaeng khaeah kahoih boekah caeh ah, na caeh tuektuek nahaeloe, na hmawt ueloe, na hnuma moeng tih.
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
A imtaeng kami nuiah amsawn hnukung ah angdoe kami loe thingboeng, haita, palaa hoiah anghmong.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Raihaih tong naah oep kaom ai kami khaeah amhahaih loe, haa kangkhaek, khokkhaem kami hoiah anghmong.
20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Poek angpho kami khaeah laasah kami loe siktue ah laihaw angkhring kami, zencing nuiah kathaw tui bawh baktiah ni oh.
21 If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:
Na misa to zok amthlam nahaeloe buh paek ah; tui anghae nahaeloe naek hanah tui to paek ah;
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
hae loe anih lu nuiah hmaisaae koeng pae baktiah om ueloe, Angraeng mah tahamhoihaih na paek tih.
23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Aluek bang ih takhi mah kho angzohsak baktih toengah, minawk kasae thui kami ih palai mah palungphuihaih to tacawtsak.
24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Angzoeh koeh zu hoiah kakawk parai im thungah nawnto oh pongah loe imphu ranui ih im takii ah oh to hoih kue.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Angthla parai ahmuen hoiah angzo kahoih tamthanglok loe pakhra tui anghae kami hanah tui kamding ah oh.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Kahoih ai kami hmaa ah kamtimh katoeng kami loe tui kamnu hoi kaqong tui baktiah ni oh.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Khoitui pop hmoek ah caak han hoih ai baktih toengah, angmah lensawkhaih pakrong kami loe lensawkhaih to hnu mak ai.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
A poekhaih angsum ai kami loe sipae om ai, kamtimh vangpui hoiah anghmong.
