Ecclesiastes 10
1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Gimnamtui bom chu thoulhe thisa ho uijin anamset sah jeng theijin, chuto bangma chun kingolsahna mai maijin chihna le jabolna sangtah chu mohseh asosah theije.
2 A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
Miching theijin lamdih akilhen in, angol in adihlou chu aki lhen’e.
3 Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
Nangman mingol ho chu lamsuh akijot nauva nahetdoh jeng thei ahi.
4 If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
Na vaihompa chu na chunga alunglhai louva ahileh mohthip san hih in! Thipkhen cha kitohpa chun asuhkhel lentah jong asem hoi thei ahi.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:
Keiman nipi noija aphalou chombeh khat ka mudoh in ahi. Lengho le vaihom hon suhkhelna hoise tah aboldoh jiuve.
6 Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
Amahon mingol ho thuneina len apeh doh’uva chule athunei dinga kilom tah ho asuhnem jiuhi ahi.
7 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
Keiman soh ho jeng jong chu sakol chunga leng chapate tobanga atoudoh’u, chule leng chapate ho chu sohho tobanga lam ajotnu kamu tai.
8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Twikul nalai tengleh na lhahlut thei ahi. Chule banglui chu nang in naphetlhah teng leh gul-in jong na chuh thei ahi.
9 The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
Song ima laiya nakon tengleh, song hungchima nalhuh khum thei ahi. Nang in thing natan tengleh, na heiga chun thing phata atan thei lou ding ahi.
10 If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
Heicha hemlou mang mi chun tha tamtah asuhmang ding ahi, hijeh chun na hei chang kinol phat in. Hiche hi chihna amanlutna ahin, na lolhin sah ding ahi.
11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
Gul chu na kingai sah kah’a na hin chuh man tahleh ipi phatsah’a gulchu na kingai sah ki got ham?
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Chih thusei ho pachat achanguve, hinlah ngolna thuseiho athusei-uva akipal jiuve.
13 The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
Mingol ho lunggel chu ngolhoi thua akipanin, hiti chun athungah lhahnau jong chu gitlouna tah ngolna hung hiding ahi.
14 Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
Mingol hon thu aseibe beuvin, khonunga ipi hunglhung ding ahi koiman ahepon, asei chenthei pouvin ahi.
15 The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
Mingol hon neocha atoh nauva chun athangui pai uvin, in iti hunglhun ding ham tijong akihetji pouve.
16 Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
Gamsunga vaihom hon jingpia golvah abolluva, gamsung vaihomma pang soh chu lunghem umtah ahi.
17 Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
Lenga pang milunglen lamkai nei gamsung chule aphatcha golvahbol vaipi popa chu pachat umtah ahi.
18 Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
Mithase inchung chu govatna theijin anem lha suh jin, thaset jeh’a inchung vangchet chut jia ahi.
19 A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
Golnop bol hin nuipohlahna asodohjin, lengpitwi jin kipana apei, chule sum in ijakai achojin ahi.
20 Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
Lengpa chu imacha louvin gel-hihbeh in, chule athuneipa chu nalupna jenga jong nuisat hih in. Ajeh chu vacha neocha chun nathusei chu agalhutna naseiho chu aseipeh ding ahi.
