Palungha Lok 9
1 Palunghahaih mah im tung sarihto a aah moe, ohhaih im to a sak;
[It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
2 angmah pacah ih moinawk to a boh; misurtui to a lawn moe, caboi to pahnut.
and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
3 A tok sahkung tanglanawk to patoeh moe, vangpui kasang koek ahmuen ah angdoet pacoengah, a hangh.
[It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
4 Poekhaih tawn kaminawk haeah angzo oh; khokhan thai ai kaminawk anih khaeah angzo oh, tiah a kawk,
“You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
5 angzo oh, kai ih takaw hae caa oh loe, ka lawn tangcae misurtui hae nae oh.
“Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
6 Na hing hanah, khosak amthuhaih to caeh taak ah loe, palunghahaih loklam to pazui ah.
(Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
7 Kami tiah doeh sah ai kami thuitaekung loe azathaih to tongh moe, kahoih ai kami thuitaekkung doeh kasae thuihaih to tong lat.
If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
8 Kami pahnui thuih kami to zoeh hmah, na hnuma lat tih; palungha kami to na zoeh nahaeloe, na palung tih.
Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
9 Palungha kami na thuitaek nahaeloe, palungha aep tih; katoeng kami to na patuk nahaeloe, anih amtukhaih to sang aep tih.
If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
10 Angraeng zithaih loe palungha amtonghaih takung pui ah oh; ciimcai Sithaw panoekhaih loe palunghahaih ah oh.
If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
11 Kai rang hoiah na hinglung sawk ueloe, na hinghaih saning to pop tih.
If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
12 Palung na ha nahaeloe palunghahaih atho to na hnu tih; toe minawk khet na patoek nahaeloe, nangmah na zok tih.
If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
13 Amthu nongpata ih lok loe ham; anih loe poekhaih tawn ai moe, panoekhaih tidoeh tawn ai.
Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
14 Anih loe angmah im thok taengah anghnut moe, vangpui kasang koek ahmuen ah anghnut,
They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
15 katoeng loklam caeh kaminawk to a kawk;
and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
16 poekhaih tawn ai kaminawk khaeah athung bangah angzo oh, tiah a naa; khokhan thai ai kaminawk khaeah loe,
“You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
17 paquk ih tui loe luep, tamquta hoi caak ih takaw loe khraem, tiah a naa.
“[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
18 Toe to ahmuen ah loe duekhaih to oh, nongpata mah kawk ih kaminawk loe duekhaih hell thungah ni oh o, tiah nongpa mah panoek ai. p (Sheol h7585)
But men who go to those women’s houses do not know that those who have gone there are now dead; they have descended down into the deepest parts of the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
