Thuchihbu 23
1 Thunei vaihom khat toh ankong sohkhom dinga naum tengleh, na ang-sunga kiloi chengse chu melchih in.
If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee:
2 Milop nahileh nalol chutoh chemcha kanbeh jeng in.
and apply thine hand, knowing that it behoves thee to prepare such [meats]: but if thou art very insatiable,
3 Vaihompa neh ding anho chu ducha hih in, ajeh chu nangma lhep lhahna ding an jeng ahi.
desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.
4 Haodoh ding ngaito na boujeh in na-tong hih in, chule jou le phatlou a kon in haodoh ding jong ngaito hih in.
If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; but refrain thyself in thy wisdom.
5 Hitia haodohna dia namu chan chu miphetkah louva mang ding ahi. Ajeh chu chomlou kah'in muvanlai bang in vanlam angan aleng mang jitai.
If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.
6 Muda sasa'a navepa toh an nekhom hih in, aneh chu tuitah hijongleh ducha hih in.
Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:
7 Amapa chu alung thim in aphun in, nangma jah din, “Haneh in lang, hadon in don in” tia asei vang chun alung thim in nathet bouve.
so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:
8 Nangman themcha naneh jong chu naloh lhah ding, chule lunglhai nathu nasei jouse jong pannabei soh ding ahi.
for he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.
9 Mingol ho jah ding in houlim boldan, ajeh chu chihna thu nasei jouse imalouvin gel khaget inte.
Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words.
10 Gol lui laija pat umsa gamgi song chu nabodoh lou hel ding, chule nu le pa neilou chagate lou-laia jong chelut hih in.
Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:
11 Ajeh chu amaho lhatdohpa chu mihat tah ahin, alhatdohpa tah uvin amaho athumop a apanhu ding ahi.
for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee.
12 Nalung thim in nakihilna ngaisang in lang, hetthemna thu kisei chengse jong ngai phan.
Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.
13 Na chate chu gahna beijin koihih in, nangman mol-lam jong le chun thilou diu;
Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
14 Chule nangman achunga mol nalap-a ahileh, thina lampia kon nahuhdoh ding joh ahibouve. (Sheol h7585)
For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death. (Sheol h7585)
15 Kachapa, nangman chihna lungthim nanei poule, keima jong kipah ding kahi.
Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;
16 Thudih chu nakam sunga kon nasei teng, keima lhagao jong kipah lheh ding ahi.
and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.
17 Nalung thim in mi chonsete thang thip-pi dan, amavang nitin a Yahweh Pakai nagin ding ahi.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.
18 Adih tah in nikho hung lhung dinga kinepna khat aum jing e, nangma kinepna jong mangthah lou hel ding ahi.
For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed.
19 Kachapa ngai tem in, chule chingthei tah in um in, nalung thim in lamdih jenga lam lhah ding ngaiton.
Hear, [my] son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.
20 Ju-kham holah a lha-hih beh in, sane holah jenga jong jao ding geldan.
Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:
21 Ajeh chu ju le sa'a lop chan chu vaichat nan alhun khum diu, chule emut so nan atom u va ponse tobang diu ahi.
for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.
22 Nahinga napa thumop ngai jing in, nanu jong ateh teng thetbol hih hel in.
Hearken, [my] son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not [thy mother] because she is grown old.
23 Thutah chu kisan lut in lang pedoh hih in, chihna le kigah chahna chule hetthemna jong nakisan lut ding ahi.
24 Chate adih teng apa athanom in akipah jin, chapa chingtah hingpa jong achapa chunga kipah lheh ding ahi.
A righteous father brings up [his children] well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.
25 Hijeh chun nanu le napa kipah thanom in umsah jing in, chule nahing nu nanu jong kipah tah'in umsah jing in.
Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad.
26 O Kachapa, nalung thim neipen lang, kanun le khan abonchan namit tenin vepha tan.
[My] son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 Numei kijoh hohi tijat um kokhuh tobang ahin, numei hija jonva le jong twikul tobang ahi.
For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.
28 Amanu chun gucha michom tobang in mi achang lhih le jin, chule pasal tamtah akipal sah in asuchavei jitai.
For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.
29 Koiham avangse a pang? Koiham genthei thoh a pang? Koiham mitoh kiphun? Chule Koiham aki-engsah?
Who [has] woe? who trouble? who [has] quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who [has] bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid?
30 Hitobang miho chu ju-phung dalha louva tou chule jua lop ho ahiuve.
Are not those of them that stay long at wine? [are] not [those] of them that haunt [the places] where banquets are? Be not drunk with wine; but converse with just men, and converse [with them] openly.
31 Ju chu asan keikui teng vehih beh in, chule khon na vetnom umtah hihen lang; bailam tah a gah don thei di hi jong le, vetding jong go-hih hel in.
For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.
32 Ajeh chu achaina teng gul gunei in mi achuh banga nachuh lo ding ahi.
But at last [such a one] stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent.
33 Namit tenin thil kidang tahtah amu ding, nalunggel jeng jong kikalah lah ding ahi.
Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things.
34 Chule twikhanglen lailunga lum den banga nalup den ding, konga kitungdoh khom chunga umpa banga naum'a nalup den ding ahi.
And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm.
35 Chutengleh “amaho hin eivo tauve,” tia nasei ding, hinlah “eivoh nau maha ima kamupoi,” amahon eivo nauvin, ahinlah kathoh lal poi. Kakhahdoh teng aban kahol nah lai ding ahi, tia nasei ding ahi.
And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company?
