Cingthuilawk 9
1 Lungangnae ni a im a sak teh khom sari touh a ung.
WISDOM hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2 Moi a thei teh misurtui a phunphun hoi a kalawt teh ca hanelah caboi van a pâtoum.
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3 A san tanglanaw a patoun teh, khopui hmuenrasang koehoi a oung awh.
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4 Kamawngrame pueng hi lavah kamlang awh naseh. Oe, thaipanueknae kavoutnaw hai tho awh.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5 Kaie vaiyei hah cat awh. Aphunphun kalawt e misurtui hah net awh a ti.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 Kamawngrame hah cettakhai awh nateh, hring awh. Hahoi thaipanueknae lamthung hah dawn awh.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7 Ayâ ka dudam e tami hah ka yue e teh, yeirai a po han. Tamikathout ka yue e teh pacekpahleknae a kâhmo han.
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Ayâ ka dudam e tami hah na yue pawiteh, na hmuhma han. Tamilungkaang e na yue pawiteh, ahni ni na lungpataw han.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Tamilungkaang hah yue haw, a lung hoe a ang han. Tamikalan hah pâtu haw thoumthainae a kâthap han.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10 BAWIPA takinae teh lungang kamtawngnae a kung doeh. Kathounge Cathut panue e teh thaipanueknae doeh.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 Bangkongtetpawiteh, na hnin hah kai ni ka pap sak vaiteh, na hringyung kum na thap pouh han.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 Na lungang pawiteh, na lungangnae phu na hmu han. Na dudam pawiteh, nama ni na khang han.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13 Napui pathu teh a hramki teh, kamawngrame lah ao dawkvah, banghai panuek hoeh.
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14 A im takhang koe a tahung teh, khopui hmuen rasang tahungnae koe a tahung.
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 Lam dawk amamae lamthung dawk kacetnaw hah a kaw teh,
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16 kamawngrame pueng hivah tho awh, lungangnae ka tawn hoeh naw,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17 paru e tui teh a radip, arulahoi ca e vaiyei teh hoe a tui telah ouk a ti.
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
