Palungha Lok 3
1 Ka capa, kang patukhaih lok hae pahnet hmah, kang paek ih lok hae palung thungah pakuem ah;
My son, do not forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:
2 nang hanah hing sawkhaih hoi monghaih na paek tih.
for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.
3 Tahmenhaih hoi loktang to caeh taak hmah; nangmah ih tahnong ah a oih ah loe, na palung cabu pongah tarik ah:
Do not let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 to tih nahaeloe Sithaw hmaa hoi kami hmaa ah mikhmai hnu ueloe, ahmin hoihaih na hnu tih.
So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Na palungthin boih hoi Angraeng oephaih to tawn ah; na panoekhaih pongah amha hmah.
Trust in YHWH with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 Na caehhaih loklam kruekah anih to panoek ah, to tih nahaeloe na caehhaih loklam na hnusak tih.
In all your ways remember him, and he will make your paths straight.
7 Na mikhnuk ah palungha baktiah om hmah; Angraeng to zii ah loe, hmuensae to caeh taak ah.
Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear YHWH, and depart from evil.
8 To tih nahaeloe na thaquinawk ngantui o ueloe, na huhnawk doeh thacak o tih.
It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
9 Na tawnh ih hmuen, thingthai tangsuek hoiah Angraeng to pakoeh ah:
Honor YHWH with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:
10 to tiah na sak nahaeloe nang ih tapupnawk cang hoiah koi amthlai o ueloe, misurtui suekhaih muroihnawk doeh misurtui kangtha hoiah koi amthlai o tih.
so your storehouses will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 Ka capa, Angraeng thuitaekhaih to patoek hmah; ang zoehhaih lok pongah doeh palung naa hmah:
My son, do not despise the discipline of YHWH, nor resent his correction.
12 palung ih capa loe ampa mah thuitaek baktih toengah, Angraeng mah palung ih kami loe thuitaek ah oh.
For whom YHWH loves he disciplines, and punishes every son he accepts.
13 Palunghahaih pakrong moe, panoekhaih tawn kami loe tahamhoih.
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
14 Palunghahaih loe sumkanglung pongah atho oh kue moe, sui pongah doeh hoih kue.
For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
15 Atho kaom thlung kathim pongah doeh atho nat kue, na koeh ih hmuennawk boih hoiah doeh patah thai ai.
She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
16 A bantang bangah hingsawkhaih to a suek, banqoi bangah loe angraenghaih hoi khingyahaih to a suek.
Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Palunghahaih loklam loe nawm moe, a caehhaih loklamnawk boih ah monghaih to oh.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.
18 Palunghahaih loe palunghahaih patawn kami hanah hinghaih thingkung ah oh; palunghahaih tawn kami loe tahamhoih.
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her, and those who hold on to her are blessed
19 Angraeng mah long hae palunghahaih hoiah ni sak; vannawk doeh panoekhaih hoiah a suek.
By wisdom YHWH founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
20 Kathuk parai tuipuinawk to a palunghahaih hoiah tapraek moe, tamai thung hoiah dantuinawk to a kraksak.
By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
21 Ka capa, palunghahaih hoi panoekhaih to na hmaa hoiah amkhraengsak ving hmah; pakuem poe ah.
My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 To tiah na sak nahaeloe na pakhra hinghaih ah om ueloe, na tahnong kranghoihaih bungmu ah om tih.
so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.
23 Kholong caeh naah raihaih na tawn mak ai; khok doeh na pathuih mak ai.
Then you shall walk in your way securely, and your foot won't stumble.
24 Na iih naah zithaih na tawn mak ai; ue, kahnaep ah na iip thai tih.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
25 Tasoehhaih na tawn mak ai, kahoih ai kaminawk mah parohaih doeh na tong mak ai.
Do not be afraid of sudden fear, or of the storm of the wicked when it comes:
26 Angraeng loe nam haahaih ah om ueloe, dongh pongah amanh han ai ah na khoknawk to patawn tih.
for YHWH will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.
27 Na ban ah sakthaihaih na tawnh naah, kahoih hmuen sak pae han krak, tiah na poek ih kami nuiah kahoih hmuen to sah ai ah om hmah.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Na imtaeng kami han paek koi hmuen na tawnh, toe anih khaeah vaihi loe amlaem raeh, khawnbang nang zoh let naah kang paek han hmang, tiah thui hmah.
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you," when you have it by you.
29 Nang oephaih hoiah khosah na imtaeng kami khaeah, kasae sak han atim hmah.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, seeing he dwells securely by you.
30 Na nuiah sethaih sah ai kami to, tidoeh na ai ah zoeh hmah.
Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Pacaekthlaek kami ih hmuen to ut hmah loe, a caehhaih loklam to awt hmah.
Do not envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
32 Poek angkawnh kaminawk loe Angraeng mah panuet; toe poektoeng kaminawk loe angmah hoi nawnto angkomhaih to a sak.
For the perverse is an abomination to YHWH, but his friendship is with the upright.
33 Angraeng tangoenghaih loe kahoih ai kaminawk imthung ah phak, toe katoeng kaminawk ohhaih ahmuen loe Angraeng mah tahamhoihaih paek.
YHWH's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
34 Minawk pahnui thuih kami to anih mah pahnui thuih toeng, toe kami tlim ah khosah kaminawk khaeah loe tahmenhaih to a paek.
Surely he is scornful to scoffers, but he gives grace to the humble.
35 Palungha kaminawk loe lensawkhaih to toepsak; toe amthu kaminawk loe azatsak.
The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
