Olcueih 9
1 Cueihnah loh a im a sak tih a tung parhih a vueh.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2 A maeh te a ngawn tih misurtui neh a thoek tih a caboei te a tawn.
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3 Amah kah hula rhoek te a tueih tih, vangpuei hmuensang dangdoe lamkah a khue.
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4 Te phoeiah, “Unim hlangyoe, anih te lungbuei a talh khaw pahoi nong tak saeh.
Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5 Halo, ka buh he ang uh lamtah misur ka thoek he o uh.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled.
6 Hlangyoe te hnoo lamtah hing uh, yakmingnah longpuei te uem uh.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7 Hmuiyoi aka toel tah amah loh yah a poh tih, halang aka tluung tah amah loh nganboh a yook.
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
8 Hmuiyoi te tluung boeh namah m'hmuhuet ve. Aka cueih tah na tluung cakhaw nang n'lungnah ni.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Aka cueih te pae lah taoe cueih ni, aka dueng te na tukkil atah rhingtuknah a thap ni.
Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.
10 BOEIPA hinyahnah tah cueihnah lamhma la om tih aka cim mingnah he yakmingnah la om.
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.
11 Kai rhangneh na khohnin te puh vetih nang hamla hingnah kum khaw a thap ni.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 Na cueih la na cueih mak atah namah ham ngawn ni. Hmui na yoih atah nang namah long ni na phueih eh.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].
13 Angvawk nu loh a poeyoek la kawk tih bang khaw ming pawh.
A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
14 Tedae a im thohka neh vangpuei hmuensang kah ngolkhoel dongah ngol.
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 Te vaengah a caehlong a dueng la longpuei ah aka pongpa rhoek te a khue.
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16 “Hlangyoe neh lungbuei aka talh tah pahoi ha pah saeh.
Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17 A tui huen aka tui sak tih yinhnuk buh neh aka hmae,” a ti.
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
