Thuituen 11
1 Na buh te tui hman ah tueih lamtah a khohnin a cungkuem phoeiah na hmuh bitni.
Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
2 Parhih taeng neh parhet taengah khaw hamsum te pae lamtah khohmuen ah mebang yoethae a pai ham khaw na ming moenih.
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3 Khomai a thah atah diklai ah khonal nam tih thing te tuithim lam khaw, tlangpuei lam khaw cungku. Thing a cungku nah hmuen ah pahoi yalh.
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
4 Khohli aka dawn loh soem pawt vetih khomai dongkah aka so loh at mahpawh.
He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
5 Khohli kah longpuei neh bungko khuikah rhuh a bae te khaw na ming pawt bangla, cungkuem aka saii Pathen kah bibi te na ming van moenih.
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, how the bones [grow] in the womb of her that is with child, even so thou knowest not the work of God who maketh all.
6 Na cangti te mincang ah tuh lamtah hlaem ah khaw na kut te duem sak boeh. Heben hebang ah metla a khui he khaw na ming moenih. Te rhoi te vanat la then ngawn.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
7 Vangnah he didip pai tih khomik a hmuh te mik hamla then.
Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;
8 Hlang he kum a yet a hing van atah a cungkuem dongah a kohoe saeh. Tedae hmaisuep kah khohnin te poek saeh. Aka thoeng ham boeih he a honghi la muep om pueng ni.
but if a man live many years, [and] rejoice in them all, yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many: all that cometh is vanity.
9 Na tongpang oila vaengah na kohoe sak lamtah na cacawn tue vaengah na lungbuei na voelphoeng sak mako. Na lungbuei kah khosing neh na mik kah hmuhnah dongah pongpa ngawn. Tedae te boeih ham te Pathen loh laitloeknah khuila nang n'khuen ni tila ming.
Rejoice, young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.
10 Te dongah konoinah te na lungbuei lamloh khoe lamtah boethae khaw na pum lamloh pit laeh. Oila neh cavaa khaw a honghi mai ni.
Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
