Olcueih 9
1 Cueihnah loh a im a sak tih a tung parhih a vueh.
Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars.
2 A maeh te a ngawn tih misurtui neh a thoek tih a caboei te a tawn.
She has killed her beasts. She has mingled her wine. She has also furnished her table.
3 Amah kah hula rhoek te a tueih tih, vangpuei hmuensang dangdoe lamkah a khue.
She has sent forth her maidens. She cries out upon the highest places of the city:
4 Te phoeiah, “Unim hlangyoe, anih te lungbuei a talh khaw pahoi nong tak saeh.
He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
5 Halo, ka buh he ang uh lamtah misur ka thoek he o uh.
Come, eat ye 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 ye simpleness, and live, and walk 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 who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man gets himself a bruise.
8 Hmuiyoi te tluung boeh namah m'hmuhuet ve. Aka cueih tah na tluung cakhaw nang n'lungnah ni.
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove 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 opportunity to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. Teach a righteous 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 Jehovah 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 are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.
13 Angvawk nu loh a poeyoek la kawk tih bang khaw ming pawh.
The foolish woman is clamorous, simple, and knows nothing.
14 Tedae a im thohka neh vangpuei hmuensang kah ngolkhoel dongah ngol.
And she sits 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 to those who pass by, who go right on their ways:
16 “Hlangyoe neh lungbuei aka talh tah pahoi ha pah saeh.
He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
17 A tui huen aka tui sak tih yinhnuk buh neh aka hmae,” a ti.
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread in secret is pleasant.
