Palungha Lok 30
1 Jakeh capa Agur mah thuih ih, palunghahaih loknawk loe hae tiah oh; kami maeto mah, Ithiel, Ithiel hoi Ukal khaeah, taphong pae;
The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, even his prophecy; the inspired utterance of the man to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal.
2 kai loe minawk boih pongah poek ka ham kue, kami poekhaih to ka tawn ai.
Truly I am more stupid than any man; There is not in me the understanding of a man.
3 Palunghahaih to kam tuk ai moe, ciimhaih kawng doeh ka panoek ai.
I have not learned wisdom, Nor have I gained the knowledge of the Most Holy.
4 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?
Who hath gone up into heaven and come down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound up the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what his son's name, if thou knowest?
5 Sithaw ih lok loe ciim boih; anih loe angmah khae amha kaminawk boih hanah abuephaih ah oh.
Every word of God is pure; A shield is he to them that put their trust in him.
6 Angraeng ih lok to patomh hmah, to tih ai nahaeloe anih mah na zoeh ueloe, na thuih ih amsawnlok to amtueng moeng tih.
Add not to his words, Lest he rebuke thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Aw Angraeng, ka dueh ai naah nang sak pae hanah, hnik ih hmuen hnetto oh;
Two things do I ask of thee; Withhold them not from me, before I die!
8 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:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food which is needful for me;
9 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.
Lest I be full, and deny thee, And say, “Who is the LORD?” Or lest I be poor, and steal, And violate the name of my God.
10 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.
Talk not against a servant to his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou suffer for it.
11 Ampa to kasae thui kami, amno tahamhoihaih paek ai kami to oh.
There is a class of men that curse their fathers, And do not bless their mothers.
12 Angmacae amhnonghaih to pasae ai ah, angmah mik ah kai loe ciim, tiah poekhaih tawn kami to oh.
There is a class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13 Amoekhaih hoiah mikpadai kami, patoekhaih hoi minawk khen kami to oh.
There is a class, —O how lofty are their eyes, And how are their eyelids lifted up!
14 Haa loe sumsen baktiah oh moe, long ah kaom kamtang hoi mithoenawk to paaeh hanah, toektaboe ahuh haita baktih kaom kami doeh oh.
There is a class, whose teeth are swords, And their jaw-teeth knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.
15 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,
The vampire hath two daughters; “Give! give!” [[is their cry.]] There are three things which are never satisfied; Yea, four which say not, “Enough!”
16 taprong, caa kak nongpata ih zok, tui amhah thai ai long karoem; zetto mah tiah thui vai ai hmai. (Sheol h7585)
The underworld, and the barren womb; The earth, which is not satiated with water, And fire, which never saith, “It is enough!” (Sheol h7585)
17 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.
The eye that mocketh at a father, And scorneth to obey a mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
18 Ka dawnrai ih hmuen thumto khue ai ah, ka panoek thai ai ih hmuen palitonawk loe,
These three things are too wonderful for me; Yea, there are four which I understand not:
19 van ih tahmu azawkhaih loklam, cathaeng nui ih pahui caehhaih loklam, tuipui thung ih palongpui caehhaih loklam, thendoeng mah tangla paqaihaih loklam hae ni.
The track of an eagle in the air, The track of a serpent upon a rock, The track of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the track of a man with a maid.
20 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.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, “I have done nothing wrong.”
21 Long tasoehsak hmuen thumto khue ai ah, pauep thai ai ih hmuen palitonawk loe,
Under three things is the earth disquieted; Yea, under four it cannot bear up:
22 siangpahrang ah kangcoeng tamna, caaknaek tawn mangh kamthu;
Under a servant when he becometh a king, And a fool when he is filled with bread;
23 amram aak nongpata sava sakhaih hoi tamna nongpata mah angraeng ih qawktoephaih hae ni.
Under an odious woman when she becometh a wife, And a handmaid when she becometh heir to her mistress.
24 Long nuiah tetta ah ni oh, toe paroeai palungha hmuen palitonawk loe,
There are four things which are small upon the earth, Yet are they wise, instructed in wisdom.
25 thacak ai, toe nipui tueah caaknaek patung thaih, cahmatnawk;
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare in the summer their food.
26 thacak ai, toe lungsong thungah tabu sah savehnawk;
The conies are a feeble people, Yet do they make their houses in the rocks.
27 siangpahrang tawn ai, toe nawnto hmabangah kacaeh pakhunawk;
The locusts have no king, Yet do they all go forth in bands.
28 angmah ih ban hoiah angdoet, toe siangpahrang im ah ohhaih ahmuen katawn caneknawk cae hae ni.
The lizard seizeth with its hands, And is in king's palaces.
29 Kahoih ah kacaeh thaih hmuen thumto khue ai, ue, kahoih ah kacaeh thaih hmuen palitonawk loe,
These three have a graceful step; Yea, four are graceful in their walk:
30 kasan moinawk thungah thacak koek, kawbaktih hmuen om cadoeh hnuk angnawk taak ai kaipui;
The lion, the hero among beasts, Which turneth not back for any;
31 misatukhaih hrang, maeh tae hoi misa tawn ai siangpahrang cae hae ni.
The loin-girded war-horse, the he-goat, And a king who cannot be withstood.
32 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!
If thou hast been foolish in lifting thyself up, And hast meditated evil, Put thy hand on thy mouth!
33 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.
For, as the pressing of milk bringeth forth cheese, And as the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood, So the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.
