Cingthuilawk 1
1 Isarel siangpahrang, Devit capa Solomon e cingthuilawknaw:
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel:
2 Lungangnae hoi cangkhainae panue hane hoi thaipanuenae lawk hah thaipanuek hane hoi,
For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
3 lungangnae, lannae, lawkcengnae hoi lannae koelah cangkhainae pang hane hoi,
For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity;
4 kamawngrame kâhruetcuet poe hane hoi, thoundounnaw ni panuenae hoi poukthainae a tawn awh nahanlah,
For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion.
5 tami lungkaang ni a thai navah lungang a kâthap vaiteh, thaipanueknae ka tawn e ni lamthung patue thainae a hmu han.
A wise man, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire,
6 Cingthuilawk hoi bangnuenae, lungangnae hoi kâpâvêinae naw thaipanuek nahanlah,
By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, 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 reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
8 Ka capa, na pa e pâtunae hah thai nateh, na manu e kâlawk hai pahnawt hanh.
Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;
9 Hothateh na lû dawk kamthoupnae sammuem lah awm vaiteh, na lahuen dawk awi e dingyin lah ao han.
For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.
10 Ka capa, tamikayonnaw ni na pasawt pawiteh, ngai pouh hanh.
My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
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 watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;
12 Sheol patetlah a hring lahoi payawp awh vaiteh, kadungpoung e tangkom dawk ka bawt e patetlah, (Sheol h7585)
Let us engulf them, like hades, alive, While in health, like them who are going down to the pit; (Sheol h7585)
13 Aphu kaawm e hno pueng la awh vaiteh, lawphno hoi mamae im dawk kawi sak awh sei.
All costly substance, shall we find, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14 Kaimouh koe kambawng van leih, maimae tangkabom suekâvan sak awh sei ati awh nakunghai,
Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.
15 ka capa, ahnimouh koe kambawng hanh. Ahnimae lamthung hah roun hanelah kâyawmh.
My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold 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, to mischief, do run, and haste to the shedding of blood.
17 Bangpatet e tava nakunghai a hmunae koe tamlawk yangda pawiteh, ayawm doeh.
Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
18 Hatei, ahnimouh teh amamouh hoi amamouh kâthei hanlah a kâpawp awh teh, amamae hringnae arulahoi ka pawm e lah doeh ao awh.
Yet, they, for their own blood, lie in wait, They watch in secret for their own life.
19 Hot patetlah, kamsoumhoehe pungdawnae koe lah kahounlounnaw e hringnae teh, katawnkung hringnae hah a thei awh.
Such are the ways of every one that graspeth with greed, The life of the owners thereof, it taketh away!
20 Lungangnae ni a lawi lahoi kacaipounglah a kaw teh, lam tangkuem dawk lawk ceiceikapanglah a oung.
Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
21 Tami kamkhuengnae koe a oung teh, khopui kâennae longkha koe lawk a dei.
At the head of bustling streets, she crieth aloud, —at the openings of the gates in the city—her sayings, she doth utter: —
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? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?
23 Kaie yuenae koe kamlang awh, nangmae thung ka muitha ka awi vaiteh, ka lawk hah na panue sak han.
Will ye turn, at my reproof? Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, 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 called, and ye refused, I stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
25 Kâhruetcuet na poe awh e puenghai na hnoun awh teh, na yuenae puenghai buet touh boehai bout na tarawi awh hoeh.
But ye dismissed all my counsel, and, to my rebuke, would not yield,
26 Hatdawkvah, yawthoenae na kâhmo awh toteh, na panuikhai vaiteh, lungpuennae na kâhmo awh to hai na panuikhai awh han.
I also, at your calamity, will laugh, I will mock, when cometh your dread;
27 Takinae kahlî kathout ni na kanawi awh teh, bongparui ni na parit awh toteh, kângairu temdengnae a tho toteh, na panuikhai han.
When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.
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 me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.
29 Panuethainae hah a hmuhma awh teh, BAWIPA taki hane hah na kârawi awh hoeh.
Because they hated knowledge, and, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;
30 Pouknae ka poe e hah ngai awh hoeh, ka yuenae puenghai banglah noutna awh hoeh.
Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,
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, with their own counsels, be filled.
32 Bangkongtetpawiteh, kamawngrame ni a phen saknae ni a thei awh vaiteh, lawlulawlei ka panuek laipalah, a onae ni a raphoe awh han.
For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them, —and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.
33 Hatei, ka lawk ka tarawi e teh, karoumcalah kho a sak han. Thoenae taket laipalah karoumcalah ao awh han.
Whereas, he that hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be at rest, without dread of misfortune.
