Phungdeikung 11
1 Na rawca hah tui dawk tâkhawng haw, atueng moi a ro hnukkhu bout na hmu han.
Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days.
2 Tami sari touh dueng na hoeh, tami taroe touh hah rei lah. Talai dawk bangmaw kaawm han tie na panuek hoeh.
Give a portion to seven, yea, even to eight, for thou know not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3 Tâmainaw teh khotui hoi a kawi torei teh talai dawk kho a rak. Thingkung ni akalah, atunglah a rawp nakunghai thoseh, A rawpnae hmuen dawk roup ao.
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth, and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
4 Kahlî dueng ka khen e tami ni cati kahei hoeh, Tâmainaw banglahai ka noutna hoeh e ni hai canga mahoeh.
He who observes the wind shall not sow, and he who regards the clouds shall not reap.
5 Kahlî a cei nahane lam hai thoseh, camo ka neng e napui e von dawk a hrunaw ni bangtelamaw a roung tie hai thoseh, panue thai hoeh e patetlah a cawngca pueng kasakkung Cathut ni a tawksak e panuek thai hoeh.
As thou know not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, even so thou know not the work of God who does all.
6 Amom lae atueng dawk cati kahei nateh, tangmin lahai kahei laipalah awm hanh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, bangpatet hah maw aphu o han tie hai thoseh, hot roi teh kâvan e lah aphu ao han tie hai thoseh, panuek thai hoeh.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
7 Atangcalah, angnae teh a radip, kanî raeng a hmu nah lunghawi han kawi lah ao.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
8 Hatnavah tami ni a hringyung asaw teh a lunghawi nakunghai, hmonae tueng hah pouk naseh, hote atueng teh moi a ro han. Kaawm tangcoung e hnonaw teh a hrawnghrang la doeh be ao.
Yea, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
9 Thoundoun nang, na naw lahun nah nawmnae sak awh haw, na nawnae tueng nah lunghawinae tawn haw. Ma ngainae lamthung hoi, na panuenae koe lah dawn haw, hat navah, hote hnonaw pueng Cathut ni lawkceng vaiteh, nang yon na pen han tie panuek awh.
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes. But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
10 Hatdawkvah, lungreithainae hoi na roedengnae hah takhoe haw, camonae hoi thoundounnae hai a hrawnghrang doeh.
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
