Cingthuilawk 1
1 Isarel siangpahrang, Devit capa Solomon e cingthuilawknaw:
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
2 Lungangnae hoi cangkhainae panue hane hoi thaipanuenae lawk hah thaipanuek hane hoi,
That one may learn wisdom and instruction, And receive words of understanding;
3 lungangnae, lannae, lawkcengnae hoi lannae koelah cangkhainae pang hane hoi,
That one may gain the instruction of prudence, Justice, equity, and uprightness;
4 kamawngrame kâhruetcuet poe hane hoi, thoundounnaw ni panuenae hoi poukthainae a tawn awh nahanlah,
Which will give caution to the simple, To the young man wisdom and discretion;
5 tami lungkaang ni a thai navah lungang a kâthap vaiteh, thaipanueknae ka tawn e ni lamthung patue thainae a hmu han.
Let the wise man hear, and he will increase his knowledge, And the man of understanding will gain wise counsels;
6 Cingthuilawk hoi bangnuenae, lungangnae hoi kâpâvêinae naw thaipanuek nahanlah,
So as to understand a proverb and a deep maxim, The words of the wise and their dark sayings.
7 BAWIPA takinae teh panuenae kamtawngnae doeh. Hatei, tamipathunaw ni teh lungangnae hoi cingthuinae hah a dudam awh.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Ka capa, na pa e pâtunae hah thai nateh, na manu e kâlawk hai pahnawt hanh.
Hear, O my son! the instruction of thy father, And neglect not the teaching of thy mother!
9 Hothateh na lû dawk kamthoupnae sammuem lah awm vaiteh, na lahuen dawk awi e dingyin lah ao han.
For they shall be a graceful wreath for thy head, And a chain around thy neck.
10 Ka capa, tamikayonnaw ni na pasawt pawiteh, ngai pouh hanh.
My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not!
11 Kai koe tho van haw, tami thei hanelah pawm sei. A khuekhaw awm laipalah yonnae ka tawn hoeh naw hah arulahoi pawm awh sei.
If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk secretly for him who is innocent in vain;
12 Sheol patetlah a hring lahoi payawp awh vaiteh, kadungpoung e tangkom dawk ka bawt e patetlah, (Sheol h7585)
Let us swallow them up alive, like the underworld, Yea, in full health, as those that go down into the pit; (Sheol h7585)
13 Aphu kaawm e hno pueng la awh vaiteh, lawphno hoi mamae im dawk kawi sak awh sei.
We shall find all kinds of precious substance, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14 Kaimouh koe kambawng van leih, maimae tangkabom suekâvan sak awh sei ati awh nakunghai,
Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse;”—
15 ka capa, ahnimouh koe kambawng hanh. Ahnimae lamthung hah roun hanelah kâyawmh.
My son, walk thou not in their way, Refrain thy foot from their path!
16 Ahnimae khok teh yonnae koe lah a yawng teh, tami thei hanelah a hue a rang awh.
For their feet run to evil, And make haste to shed blood.
17 Bangpatet e tava nakunghai a hmunae koe tamlawk yangda pawiteh, ayawm doeh.
For as the net is spread in vain Before the eyes of any bird,
18 Hatei, ahnimouh teh amamouh hoi amamouh kâthei hanlah a kâpawp awh teh, amamae hringnae arulahoi ka pawm e lah doeh ao awh.
So they lie in wait for their own blood; They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 Hot patetlah, kamsoumhoehe pungdawnae koe lah kahounlounnaw e hringnae teh, katawnkung hringnae hah a thei awh.
Such are the ways of every one greedy of unjust gain; It taketh away the life of the possessor thereof.
20 Lungangnae ni a lawi lahoi kacaipounglah a kaw teh, lam tangkuem dawk lawk ceiceikapanglah a oung.
Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;
21 Tami kamkhuengnae koe a oung teh, khopui kâennae longkha koe lawk a dei.
At the head of the noisy streets she crieth aloud; At the entrances of the gates, throughout the city, she proclaimeth her words [[saying]]:
22 Nangmouh kamawngramenaw, nâtotouh maw cungkeihoehe kamawngrame hah na lungpataw awh han rah. Kadudamnaw ni, dudamnae dawk a nawm awh teh, tamipathunaw ni panuethainae hah a hmuhma awh.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? How long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
23 Kaie yuenae koe kamlang awh, nangmae thung ka muitha ka awi vaiteh, ka lawk hah na panue sak han.
Turn ye at my reproof! Behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make known my words to you!
24 Na kaw awh ei, na ngai awh hoeh. Ka kut ka dâw ei, apinihai banglah na pouk awh hoeh.
“Because I have called, and ye have refused, —Because I have stretched out my hand, and no one hath regarded.
25 Kâhruetcuet na poe awh e puenghai na hnoun awh teh, na yuenae puenghai buet touh boehai bout na tarawi awh hoeh.
Because ye have rejected all my counsel, And have slighted my rebuke, —
26 Hatdawkvah, yawthoenae na kâhmo awh toteh, na panuikhai vaiteh, lungpuennae na kâhmo awh to hai na panuikhai awh han.
I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 Takinae kahlî kathout ni na kanawi awh teh, bongparui ni na parit awh toteh, kângairu temdengnae a tho toteh, na panuikhai han.
When your fear cometh upon you like a storm. And destruction overtaketh you like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Hatnavah, na kaw awh han, hatei, na pato awh mahoeh. Atangcalah na tawng awh han, hatei, na hmawt awh mahoeh.
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer! They will seek me early, But they shall not find me!
29 Panuethainae hah a hmuhma awh teh, BAWIPA taki hane hah na kârawi awh hoeh.
Because they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of the LORD, —
30 Pouknae ka poe e hah ngai awh hoeh, ka yuenae puenghai banglah noutna awh hoeh.
Because they would not attend to my counsel, And have despised all my reproof, —
31 Hatdawkvah, a hringnuen pawhik hah amamouh ni a ca awh han. A khopouk awh e ni letlang a paha sak han.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own devices;
32 Bangkongtetpawiteh, kamawngrame ni a phen saknae ni a thei awh vaiteh, lawlulawlei ka panuek laipalah, a onae ni a raphoe awh han.
Yea, the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the carelessness of fools shall destroy them.
33 Hatei, ka lawk ka tarawi e teh, karoumcalah kho a sak han. Thoenae taket laipalah karoumcalah ao awh han.
But whoso hearkeneth to me shall dwell securely, And shall not be disquieted with the fear of evil.”
