Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days.
Na buh te tui hman ah tueih lamtah a khohnin a cungkuem phoeiah na hmuh bitni.
2 Give a portion to seven, yea, even to eight, for thou know not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Parhih taeng neh parhet taengah khaw hamsum te pae lamtah khohmuen ah mebang yoethae a pai ham khaw na ming moenih.
3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth, and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
Khomai a thah atah diklai ah khonal nam tih thing te tuithim lam khaw, tlangpuei lam khaw cungku. Thing a cungku nah hmuen ah pahoi yalh.
4 He who observes the wind shall not sow, and he who regards the clouds shall not reap.
Khohli aka dawn loh soem pawt vetih khomai dongkah aka so loh at mahpawh.
5 As thou know not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, even so thou know not the work of God who does all.
Khohli kah longpuei neh bungko khuikah rhuh a bae te khaw na ming pawt bangla, cungkuem aka saii Pathen kah bibi te na ming van moenih.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Na cangti te mincang ah tuh lamtah hlaem ah khaw na kut te duem sak boeh. Heben hebang ah metla a khui he khaw na ming moenih. Te rhoi te vanat la then ngawn.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
Vangnah he didip pai tih khomik a hmuh te mik hamla then.
8 Yea, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
Hlang he kum a yet a hing van atah a cungkuem dongah a kohoe saeh. Tedae hmaisuep kah khohnin te poek saeh. Aka thoeng ham boeih he a honghi la muep om pueng ni.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes. But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Na tongpang oila vaengah na kohoe sak lamtah na cacawn tue vaengah na lungbuei na voelphoeng sak mako. Na lungbuei kah khosing neh na mik kah hmuhnah dongah pongpa ngawn. Tedae te boeih ham te Pathen loh laitloeknah khuila nang n'khuen ni tila ming.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
Te dongah konoinah te na lungbuei lamloh khoe lamtah boethae khaw na pum lamloh pit laeh. Oila neh cavaa khaw a honghi mai ni.
