Phungdeikung 6
1 Taminaw ni kapap lah a kâhmo teh, kanî rahim ka hmu e hno kathoutnaw teh;
There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men.
2 A ngai e hno pueng, hnopai hoi bawinae, barinae naw hah Cathut ni a poe eiteh, canae kâ a poe hoeh dawkvah, amamouh ni cat laipalah, kâkuen hoeh e alouke ram e taminaw ni a ca e heh, ahrawnghrang doeh, kahawihoehe hno doeh.
It is a man to whom God has given wealth, and resources, and honor; and out of all that he desires, nothing is lacking to his life; yet God does not grant him the ability to consume these things, but instead a man who is a stranger will devour them. This is emptiness and a great misfortune.
3 Tami ni kum moikasawlah a hring teh, a canaw, 100 touh ka tawn nakunghai, ngainae kuep laipalah, pakawp laipalah oun dout pawiteh, hote tami hlak camo ka hrun e ahawihnawn.
If a man were to produce one hundred children, and to live for many years, and to attain to an age of many days, and if his soul were to make no use of the goods of his resources, and if he were lacking even a burial: concerning such a man, I declare that a miscarried child is better than he.
4 Bangkongtetpawiteh, ka hrun e camo teh ayawmyin lah a kamnue teh, hmonae thung a cei. Ahnie min teh hmonae ni a ramuk han.
For he arrives without a purpose and he continues on into darkness, and his name shall be wiped away, into oblivion.
5 Kanî hai hmawt mahoeh. Banghai panuek mahoeh. Hateiteh, hmaloe dei e tami hlak ahawihnawn.
He has not seen the sun, nor recognized the difference between good and evil.
6 Hmaloe dei e tami teh a kum thawnghni touh ka hring nakunghai aphu awmhoeh. A hmuen buet touh koe nahoehmaw koung a khup awh heh vaw.
Even if he were to live for two thousand years, and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good, does not each one hurry on to the same place?
7 Tami ni panki thapatho e naw pueng teh, vonpui hanelah panki thapatho awh eiteh, cangainae lung roum thai hoeh.
Every labor of man is for his mouth, but his soul will not be filled.
8 Lungkaang e tami teh ka pathu e tami hlak bangmaw hawinae kaawm. Kahring e taminaw hmalah, ka tawk e mathoe ni a coe e hawinae teh bangne.
What do the wise have which is more than the foolish? And what does the pauper have, except to continue on to that place, where there is life?
9 Mit hoi hmu e teh pouk e hlak ahawi. Hote hno teh ahrawnghrang e hno, kahlî man e hoi doeh a kâvan.
It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.
10 Kaawm tangcoung e hnonaw, pâkuem lah ao toe. Tami teh bang patet e tami maw tie hai panue tangcoung e lah ao toung dawkvah, ama hlak tha ka sai e tami tâ thai mahoeh.
Whoever shall be in the future, his name has already been called. And it is known that he is a man and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself.
11 Cungkeihoehnae hoe a pung dawkvah, tami teh bangmaw hawinae kaawm.
There are many words, and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness.
12 Tâhlip patetlah kaloum ni teh ahrawnghrang hring nathung, tami dawk hnokahawi sak e heh apinimaw a panue thai han. Kanî rahim tami hnukkhu kaawm hane naw hai apinimaw a dei thai han.
Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow? Or who will be able to tell him what will be in the future after him under the sun?
