Olcueih 8
1 Cueihnah loh n'khue moenih a? Lungcuei loh a ol a huel dae ta.
DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2 Longpuei taengkah hmuensang som ah a im kah a hawn ah khaw pai ta.
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
3 Vangpuei la a kun phai kah vongka hmoi ah khaw thohka kah a rhai ah khaw tamhoe ta.
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
4 Aw hlang rhoek, nangmih te kang khue tih ka olthang he khaw hlang capa ham ni.
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
5 Hlangyoe rhoek loh khinglangnah yakming lamtah aka ang rhoek loh lungbuei te yakming lah.
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6 Hnatun uh, rhaengsang la ka thui dongah ka hmuilai ka ongnah he vanat la om.
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 Ka ka loh oltak a thuep tih halangnah te ka hmuilai kah a tueilaehkoi ni.
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 Ka ka dongkah duengnah olthui boeih he a hloo vilvak moenih.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9 Aka yakming ham tah boeih langya tih mingnah aka dang ham tah thuem ngawn.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10 Ka thuituennah tangka nen pawt tih, mingnah he sui a coelh lakah khaw lo lah.
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 Cueihnah tah lungvang lakah then tih ngaihnah sarhui khaw te nen te vanat sak thai pawh.
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 Kamah tah cueihnah, khinglangnah neh kho ka sak tih thuepnah dongkah mingnah te ka hmuh.
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13 BOEIPA hinyahnah dongah a thae la koevoeinah te thiinah ham ni hoemdamnah neh a thae longpuei khaw, calaak ol khaw ka hmuhuet.
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Cilsuep neh lungming cueihnah tah kamah taengah, ka yakmingnah neh, kamah ham thayung thamal la om.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15 Kai rhangneh manghai rhoek loh manghai tih boeica rhoek loh duengnah neh a taem uh.
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 Kai rhangneh mangpa rhoek khaw boei uh tih hlangcong boeih loh duengnah lai a tloek uh.
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17 Kai aka lung, aka lungnah te ka lungnah tih kai aka toem rhoek loh kai m'hmuh uh.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18 Khuehtawn neh thangpomnah khaw, aka nguel boeirhaeng neh duengnah khaw kamah taengah om.
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19 Sui neh suicilh lakah ka thaih then tih ka cangvuei khaw cak lakah cae.
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20 Duengnah caehlong ah tiktamnah a hawn khui la ka pongpa.
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21 Kai aka lungnah tah ka koe ka pang sak tih a thakvoh te ka koei pah.
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 Daengrhae daengkhoi lamkah a bibi, hlamat kah a longpuei a tongcuek ah BOEIPA loh kai n'lai coeng.
The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23 Khosuen lamloh, a lu lamloh, diklai khothoeng lamloh kai n'hloe.
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24 Kai ka poe vaengah tuidung khaw ana om pawh, tuisih tui ana phul pawh.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Tlang a buek hlan ah som a tueng hlan ah ka cuen coeng.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
26 Te vaengah diklai khaw, tollong khaw, lunglai dongkah laipi lamhma khaw ana saii moenih.
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27 Vaan a soepsoei ham vaengkah, tuidung hman kah a kueluek te a tarhit ham vaengkah khaw kamah ni.
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
28 A sang hmuen kah khomong thah sak ham khaw, tuidung tuiphuet tanglue sak ham vaengah khaw,
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
29 Tuitunli te a rhi suem pah ham vaengah khaw ka om coeng. Te dongah tui loh BOEIPA ol te poe pawh. Diklai kah a yung te a tarhit ham vaengah ka om coeng.
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30 Amah taengah bibi thai la ka om tih hnin bal hnin bal hlahmaenah neh ka om. A tue boeih dongah amah mikhmuh ah ka luem.
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
31 A khohmuen kah lunglai dongah aka luem loh hlang ca te khaw ka hlahmaenah coeng.
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
32 Te dongah ca rhoek loh kamah taengah hnatun uh lamtah kamah kah yoethen longpuei ngaithuen uh.
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
33 Thuituennah he hnatun lamtah cueih lamtah hlahpham boeh.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Kamah taengah aka hnatun Ka thohkhaih taengah a hnin a hnin ah aka hak, ka thohka kah rhungsut aka ngaithuen hlang tah a yoethen pai.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 Kai aka hmu long tah hingnah te a hmuh rhoe a hmuh tih, BOEIPA taengkah kolonah a dang.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
36 Tedae kai aka hmaang long tah a hinglu a huet, kai aka thiinah boeih loh dueknah te a lungnah.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
