Cingthuilawk 30
1 Jakeh capa Agur ni a dei e lawk. Ama ni Ithiel, Ithiel hoi Ucal koe hettelah a dei.
These are sayings/messages that God gave to Agur, the son of Jakeh. [Agur wrote them] for Ithiel and Ucal.
2 Tamipueng hlak tamipathu poung lah ka o teh, thaipanueknae hai ka tawn hoeh.
It seems that I am very stupid; I do not deserve to be considered to be a human; I do not have the good sense that humans should have.
3 Lungangnae hai kamtu van hoeh niteh, tamikathoungnaw e panuenae hai ka tawn hoeh.
I have not learned [how to become] wise and I do not know [much] about God.
4 Kalvan ka luen ni teh ka kum e teh apimaw, Talai poutnae pueng kacaksakkung teh apimaw, A min apimaw, a capa min hai apimaw, na panue maw.
[But let me say this]: No one [RHQ] has ascended to heaven [to find out what God is like] and returned [to tell us]. No one [RHQ] has gathered/held the wind in his hand. No one [RHQ] has wrapped the water [in the ocean] in [a piece of] cloth, and no one [RHQ] has established the boundaries of the earth. [If you know who has done those things, tell me] [RHQ] his name, and the names of his children [SAR]! [But you do not know who has done those things, so you cannot speak with authority about what God is like].
5 Cathut lawk pueng teh a thoung, ka kânguenaw pueng hanelah kânguenae lah ao.
Everything that God has said is true; he is [like] a shield [MET] for all those who request him to protect them.
6 A lawk hah thap hanh, hoehpawiteh na yue vaiteh, na laithoe e hah a hmu han.
Do not add to (OR, change) what God has said; if you do that, he will rebuke you and show that you are lying.
7 Hno kahni touh ka hei han, ka due hoehnahlan na poe haw.
[God], I ask you to do two things for me; [please] do them before I die:
8 Ahrawnghrang hoi laithoenae heh kai hoi ahlanae koe na tat pouh haw, mathoenae nakunghai, tawntanae nakunghai na poe hanh, ka panki e rawca hoi na kawk haw.
Help me never to lie or deceive [people] and do not cause me to become poor or to become rich. [Just] give me the food that I need;
9 Hoehpawiteh ka tawnta vaiteh na pahnawt payon vaih, BAWIPA teh apimaw, ka tet payon vaih. Hoehpawiteh, ka mathoe vaiteh hno ka parawt vaiteh Cathut min ka mathout sakpayon vaih.
because if I become rich, I might say that I do not [RHQ] know you and that I do not need you; and if I become poor, I might dishonor you by stealing things.
10 San teh a bawi koe pathoe hanh, hoehpawiteh thoe na bo vaiteh, nang dawk yonnae ao han.
Do not (slander/say bad things about) a worker to his boss; if you do that, the worker will curse you, and cause you to have trouble.
11 A na pa thoe a bo teh a manu yawhawi a poe ngaihoehnae se ao.
[I will list four kinds of evil things that people do]: Some people curse their fathers and do not [ask God to] bless their mothers.
12 Ama mithmu vah kathoung poung lah kâpouknae ao, hatei a khinnae koehoi pâsu hoeh rah.
Some people think that they are perfect, but [really] they have never been cleansed from their guilt for committing disgusting sins.
13 Khopouk ka rasang ni teh moungnae a o, a khopouk teh a rasang katang.
Some people are very proud; they think that they are very good and they despise others.
14 A hâ teh sendek patetlah, a hâkamnaw teh sarai patetlah a onae se a o, het talai van e tami mathoenaw hoi kavoutthoupnaw hah koung ca hanelah kakâcainaw doeh.
Some people [act very cruelly toward others]; [it is as though] [MET] they have teeth that are [like] sharp knives; they severely oppress poor [people] and try to cause them to disappear from the land.
15 Tavat ni canu kahni touh a tawn teh, na poe na poe a ti. Ka boum thai hoeh e kathum touh ao. A khout toe ka tet boihoeh e hno pali touh a o
Leeches [are always wanting more blood to suck]; [similarly, greedy people are always] saying “Give [me some]!” or “Give [me more]!” [MET] There are four things that are never (satisfied/content with what they have); they always want more [LIT]:
16 Tangkom, kating e thun, tui ka boum hoeh e talai, a khout toe ka tet boihoeh e hmai naw hah doeh. (Sheol h7585)
The place where the dead people are; women who do not have any children; ground that needs water/rain; and a fire that always needs more wood. (Sheol h7585)
17 A na pa ka dudam niteh a manu banglah ka noutna hoeh naw e mit teh, vonga ni a cawngkhawi pouh vaiteh, matawcanaw ni a ca awh han.
Those who [SYN] make fun of their fathers or refuse to obey their mothers (OR, despise their aged mothers) should [die and] have their eyes pecked out by crows, and the [rest of their corpses should be] fed to the vultures.
18 Kai hanlah kângairu hno kathum touh a o, ka thaipanuek hoeh e hno pali touh teh,
There are four things that are wonderful to me, [but] I do not understand any of them:
19 Kahlî dawk mataw kamlengnae lamthung, Lungphen van tahrun ceinae, tuipui van long ceinae, hoi thoundoun ni tangla painae lam naw hah doeh.
How eagles fly in the sky, how snakes [are able to] move/crawl across a big rock, how ships sail on the seas, and how a man falls in love with a woman.
20 Napui kahawihoeh hai hottelah doeh ao van, a ca hnukkhu a pahni a hui teh yonnae ka sak hoeh, telah ouk a ti.
This is what a woman who (is not faithful to/does not have sex only with) her husband does: She commits adultery [EUP], and [then] bathes and says, “I have not done anything that is wrong!”
21 Hno kathum touh kecu talai heh taki hoi ouk a pâyaw, bokheiyah, hno pali touh khang thai hoeh e ao.
There are four things that no [one in] the world can tolerate:
22 Siangpahrang lah kâsak e san, king ka boum e tamipathu,
[What] a slave [does who] becomes a king, a foolish person eating [too much] food,
23 Vâ ka sak e napui kathout, a bawipa e yu ka khawng e sannu hetnaw hah doeh.
[what] a woman who is hated [does when she] gets married, and [what] a female servant [does when she] becomes the boss instead of her mistress.
24 Talaivan a thoungca eiteh a lungkaang e hno pali touh ao.
[There are] four animals on the earth that are small, but they are very wise:
25 Atha awm hoeh eiteh kompawi vah ama hane rawca ka pâtung e lungkhi,
Ants are not strong, but they store up food during the summer [in order to have it during the winter].
26 a tha ayoun eiteh lungha rahak kaawm e saveh.
Rock badgers [also] are not strong, but they make their homes among the rocks [where they will be safe].
27 siangpahrang tawn hoeh eiteh ahuhu lahoi ka cet e samtong,
Locusts do not have a king, but they march like [the soldiers in] an army.
28 a khok hoi a kâbang eiteh siangpahrang im kaawm e bombanaw hah doeh.
Lizards/Geckos [are very small and] you can hold them in your hand, but they are [cleverly able to get] inside kings’ palaces.
29 Hno kathum touh kahawicalah ka cet thai e a o, bokheiyah pali touh hah teh,
[There are] four animals that strut around and look very impressive while they walk [DOU]:
30 Saring pueng dawk athakaawme sendek, bang ni hai ngang thai hoeh.
Lions, which are stronger than all other animals and are not afraid of any of them;
31 Ransa marang, hmaetan, apinihai ngang thai hoeh e siangpahrang hetnaw hah doeh.
male goats, strutting roosters, and kings who (parade/walk proudly back and forth) in front of the people whom they rule.
32 Mahoima kâtalue totouh na pathu pawiteh, hoehpawiteh hnokathout sak hanelah na kâcai pawiteh, na kut hoi na pahni tabuemh.
If you have acted foolishly, exalting yourself, or if you been planning [to do something] evil, stop it immediately [IDM]!
33 Bangkongtetpawiteh, maitosanutui kalaw e ni sanutuikamkak a tâcosak e patetlah, hnawng kapennae ni hnawngthi a lawng sak. Hot patetlah lungkhueknae ni kâyuenae a tâcokhai.
If you churn milk, it produces butter/curds, and if you hit [someone hard on his] nose, [his nose] bleeds; similarly, if you do something to cause [people to become] angry, strife [usually] results.
