Palungha Lok 23
1 Ukkung hoi buh nawnto caak han nang hnut naah, na tuinuen to kahoihah angsum ah;
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;
2 buhcaak nam oeh hmoek nahaeloe, na qawnh to haita hoi aah baktiah ni oh.
And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Kakhraem anih ih buh to khit hmah; to buh loe alinghaih buh ah ni oh.
Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.
4 Angraeng thai hanah toksah hmah; na palunghahaih to oep hmah.
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Nawnetta ah anghma thaih hmuen to na khet maw? Tangtang ni van bangah kazawk tahmu baktih toengah, angraenghaih doeh pakhraeh tawnh moe, azawk ving.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
6 Uthaih tawn kami ih buh to caa pae hmah; anih ih kahoih caaknaek doeh khit pae hmah;
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
7 anih loe a palung thung hoi poek ih baktih toengah oh; caa ah loe nae ah, tiah ang naa, toe palung tang hoiah thui ai.
For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
8 Zetta na caak ih buh to palok roep ueloe, kahoih loknawk to na sung moeng tih.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.
9 Kamthu khaeah lokthui hmah; anih loe na thuih ih palunghahaih lok to patoek tih.
Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10 Canghnii ih prae angzithaih ramri to pathui hmah; naqah ih lawk to lomh pae hmah;
Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11 anih krangkung loe thacak; Angraeng mah nihcae kawng pongah na thuitaek tih.
For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.
12 Thuitaekhaih bangah palung paek ah loe, palunghahaih lok bangah na naa to patueng ah.
Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Nawkta to thuitaek hanah paquem hmah; anih to cung hoiah na boh cadoeh dueh mak ai.
Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
15 Ka capa, palunghahaih na tawnh nahaeloe, ka palung hae anghoe tih.
My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
16 Ue, na pahni mah katoeng hmuen to thuih naah, ka palung hae anghoe tih.
Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
17 Kazae kaminawk to awt hmah; Angraeng zithaih khue to palung thung hoi poek ah.
Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
18 Na oephaih loe hmabang ah oh, na oephaih loe boeng mak ai.
For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.
19 Ka capa, tahngai ah loe palungha ah; katoeng loklam ah na poekhaih palung to suem ah.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
20 Mu coih kami, moi caak koeh hmoek kami hoi angkom hmah.
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
21 Mu coih kami hoi caaknaek amoeh kaminawk loe amtang tih; iih koeh hmoek kami loe amtanghaih mah khuk hmoek tih.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
22 Na tapenkung nam pa ih lok to tahngai ah, nam no mitong naah hnap hmah.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
23 Loktang to qan ah, zaw let hmah; palunghahaih, thuitaekhaih hoi panoekhaih to talawk ah.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; [Yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24 Katoeng kami ih ampa loe paroeai anghoe tih; palungha caa tapen ampa loe a caa nuiah anghoe tih.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
25 Nam no hoi nam pa to anghoe tih, nang tapenkung loe anghoehaih tawn tih.
Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.
26 Ka capa, palung to na paek ah loe, ka loklamnawk hae na mik hoiah khen ah.
My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
27 Tangzat zaw nongpata loe kathuk tangqom baktih, minawk zoek thaih nongpata loe tamcaek tuikhaw baktiah oh.
For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
28 Mingcah baktiah kami to angang moe, nongpanawk zaehaih to pungsak.
Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.
29 Khosak bing kami loe mi maw? Mi maw palungsae? Mi maw patangh? Mi maw amoek? Tidoeh na ai ah mi maw nganbawh kana hak? Mi maw mik kamlingh?
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
30 To baktih kaminawk loe mu naek angsum thai ai kami, tasi hoi atok ih mu naek hanah pakrong kaminawk ni.
They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.
31 Mu kathim maw, boengloeng pong lawn naah rong kampha mu maw, naek naah akun kahoih mu kathim maw to khen hmah.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
32 Boenghaih ah loe pahui baktiah kami to patuk moe, pahui sae ih kasoetui baktiah oh.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
33 Na mik mah kahoih ai nongpata to khen ueloe, na poekhaih palungthin to amkhraengsak ving tih.
Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.
34 Ue, nang loe tuipui um ah iip kami baktih, palong paehhaih qui nuiah iip kami baktiah na om tih.
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35 Nihcae mah ang boh o, toe kana panoek ai; ang caep o, toe tidoeh ka panoek ai! Kang thawk naah, naek hanah mu to pakrong let han vop, tiah ni na thui tih.
They have stricken me, [shalt thou say], and I was not hurt; They have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
