Thuchihbu 23
1 Thunei vaihom khat toh ankong sohkhom dinga naum tengleh, na ang-sunga kiloi chengse chu melchih in.
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
2 Milop nahileh nalol chutoh chemcha kanbeh jeng in.
put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
3 Vaihompa neh ding anho chu ducha hih in, ajeh chu nangma lhep lhahna ding an jeng ahi.
Do not be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful food.
4 Haodoh ding ngaito na mei meiyin na-tong hih in, chule jou le phatloua kon in haodoh ding jong ngaito hih in.
Do not weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
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.
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
6 Muda sasa’a navepa toh an nekhom hih in, aneh chu tuitah hijongleh ducha hih in.
Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:
7 Amapa chu alung thim in aphun phun in, nangma jah din, “Haneh in lang, hadon in don in” tia asei vang chun alung thim in nathet bouve.
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink." he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8 Nangman themcha naneh jong chu naloh lhah ding, chule lunglhai nathu nasei jouse jong pannabei soh ding ahi.
The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.
9 Mingol ho jah ding in houlim boldan, ajeh chu chihna thu nasei jouse imalouvin gel khaget inte.
Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
10 Gol lui laiya pat umsa gamgi song chu nabodoh lou hel ding, chule nu le pa neilou chagate lou-laia jong chelut hih in.
Do not move the ancient boundary stone. Do not encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
11 Ajeh chu amaho lhatdohpa chu mihat tah ahin, alhatdohpa tah uvin amaho athumop a apanhu ding ahi.
for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
12 Nalung thim in nakihilna ngaisang in lang, hetthemna thu kisei chengse jong ngai phan.
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Na chate chu gahna beijin koihih in, nangman mol-lam jong le chun thilou diu;
Do not withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
14 Chule nangman achunga mol nalap-a ahileh, thina lampia kon nahuhdoh ding joh ahibouve. (Sheol h7585)
Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
15 Kachapa, nangman chihna lungthim nanei poule, keima jong kipah ding kahi.
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:
16 Thudih chu nakam sunga kon nasei teng, keima lhagao jong kipah lheh ding ahi.
yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.
17 Nalung thim in mi chonsete thang thip-pi dan, amavang nitin a Pakai nagin ding ahi.
Do not let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear the LORD all the day long.
18 Adih tah in nikho hung lhung dinga kinepna khat aum jing e, nangma kinepna jong mangthah lou hel ding ahi.
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
19 Kachapa ngai tem in, chule chingthei tah in um'in, nalung thim in lamdih jenga lam lhah ding ngaiton.
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path.
20 Ju-kham holah a lha-hih beh in, sane holah jenga jong jao ding geldan.
Do not be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:
21 Ajeh chu ju le sa’a lop chan chu vaichat na’a dim ding, chule kilhim kilhim diu ponsil chom le bep hidiu ahi.
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
22 Nahinga napa thumop ngai jing in, nanu jong ateh teng thetbol hih hel in.
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Thutah chu kisan lut in lang pedoh hih in, chihna le kigah chahna chule hetthemna jong nakisan lut ding ahi.
Buy the truth, and do not sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
24 Chate adih teng apa athanom in akipah jin, chapa chingtah hingpa jong achapa chunga kipah lheh ding ahi.
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
25 Hijeh chun nanu le napa kipah thanom in umsah jing in, chule nahing nu nanu jong kipah tah’in umsah jing in.
Let your father and your mother be glad. Let her who bore you rejoice.
26 O Kachapa, nalung thim neipen lang, kanun le khan abonchan namit tenin vepha tan.
My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
27 Numei kijoh hohi tijat um kokhuh tobang ahin, numei hija jonva le jong twikul tobang ahi.
For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Amanu chun gucha michom tobang'in mi achang lhih le jin, chule pasal tamtah akipal sah in asuchavei jitai.
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
29 Koiham avangsea pang? Koiham genthei thoh'a pang? Koiham mitoh kiphun? Chule Koiham aki-engsah?
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Hitobang miho chu ju-phung dalha louva tou chule ju'a lop ho ahiuve.
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
31 Ju chu asan keikui teng vehih beh in, chule kholaija akhu akitung teng; beikhen cha akithol lhah vang'in, vetding jong go-hih hel in.
Do not look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
32 Ajeh chu achaina teng gul gunei in mi achuh banga nachuh lo ding ahi.
In the end, it bites like a serpent, and poisons like a viper.
33 Namit tenin thil kidang tahtah amu ding, nalunggel jeng jong kikalah lah ding ahi.
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 Chule twikhanglen lailunga lum den banga nalup den ding, konga kitungdoh khom chunga umpa banga naum’a nalup den ding ahi.
Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
35 Chutengleh “amaho hin eivo tauve,” tia nasei ding, hinlah “eivoh nau maha ima kapupoi,” amahon eivo nauvin, ahinlah kathoh lal poi. Kakhahdoh teng aban kahol nah lai ding ahi, tia nasei ding ahi.
"They hit me, and I was not hurt. They beat me, and I do not feel it. When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."
