Olcueih 3
1 Ka ca, kai kah olkhueng he hnilh boel lamtah ka olpaek he na lungbuei loh kueinah saeh.
My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;
2 Na hingnah khohnin neh kum a sen vaengah nang hamla ngaimongnah han thap uh bitni.
For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to thee.
3 Sitlohnah neh uepomnah loh nang te n'hnoo boel saeh. Te te na rhawn dongah hlaengtang lamtah na lungbuei cabael dongah daek lah.
Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart;
4 Te tlam te Pathen neh hlang mikhmuh ah mikdaithen neh lungmingnah then te dang van lah.
So shalt thou find grace and good favour in the sight of God and man.
5 BOEIPA dongah na lungbuei boeih neh pangtung lamtah namah kah yakmingnah dongah hangdang boeh.
Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
6 Na longpuei boeih ah amah te ming lamtah amah loh na caehlong a dueng sak bitni.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths.
7 Na mikhmuh dawk neh aka cueih la om boeh, BOEIPA te rhih lamtah boethae te nong tak.
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil;
8 Na tharhui ham sadingnah neh na rhuh ham a hliing la om ni.
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 BOEIPA te na boeirhaeng neh, na cangvuei boeih khuikah a tanglue neh thangpom lah.
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
10 Te daengah ni na khai te khobuh neh baetawt vetih misur thai khaw na va-am dongah puh ni.
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
11 BOEIPA kah thuituennah he ka ca nang loh sawtsit boel lamtah amah kah toelthamnah te na mueipuel sak boeh.
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction;
12 BOEIPA loh a lungnah te tah a tluung dae pa bangla capa te a moeithen.
For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Cueihnah aka hmu hlang neh lungcuei aka dang hlang tah a yoethen pai.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that obtaineth understanding.
14 A thenpom te tangka thenpom lakah, a cangvuei khaw sui lakah then.
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 Te tah lungvang lakah kuel ngai tih na ngaihnah boeih long khaw pha uh mahpawh.
She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16 A bantang ah hinglung vang nah, a banvoei ah khuehtawn neh thangpomnah om.
Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.
17 A longpuei te omthennah longpuei la om tih a hawn te ngaimongnah la boeih om.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 Hingnah thingkung cueihnah aka kop ham neh aka tu ham tah a uem om pai.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is every one that holdest her fast.
19 BOEIPA loh cueihnah neh diklai a suen tih a lungcuei neh vaan a soepboe.
The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.
20 A mingnah rhangneh a dung khaw ueth tih khomong khaw buemtui la pha.
By His knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
21 Ka ca na mik te khohmang boel saeh, lungming cueihnah neh thuepnah te kueinah ne.
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion;
22 Na hinglu ham hingnah neh na rhawn ham mikdaithen la om ni.
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Te vaengah na longpuei te ngaikhuek la na cet vetih na kho tongtah mahpawh.
Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot.
24 Na yalh vaengah na rhih voel pawt vetih na yalh thuk neh na ih khaw tui ni.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Birhihnah aka pai buengrhuet neh halang rhoek aka muk khohli rhamrhael te khaw rhih boeh.
Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
26 BOEIPA tah nang ham uepnah la om vetih na kho te doong dong lamloh hang hoep bitni.
For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being caught.
27 A kungmah lamkah hnothen te hloh boeh. Na kut loh a saii ham vaengah na kut te Pathen dongah om saeh.
Withhold not good from him to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28 Namah taengah a om lalah na hui te, “Na hui taengah cet dae, thangvuen ah ha mael lamtah kam paek bitni,” ti nah boeh.
Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Namah taengah ngaikhuek la kho aka sa na hui te boethae neh phoh thil boeh.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Boethae la nang aka saii pawt hlang te lungli lungla la oelh rhoe oelh boeh.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Kuthlahnah hlang taengah thatlai boeh, anih kah longpuei te pakhat khaw tuek boeh.
Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
32 BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi loh kho a hmang dae aka thuem taengah a baecenol om.
For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; but His counsel is with the upright.
33 Halang im ah BOEIPA kah tapvoepnah om dae hlang dueng tolkhoeng tah yoe a then sak.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
34 Hmuiyoi rhoek ngawn tah amah loh a hnael vetih mangdaeng neh kodo te mikdaithen la a khueh.
If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.
35 Thangpomnah tah aka cueih rhoek loh a pang uh tih aka ang loh yah a ludoeng.
The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.
