Proverbs 8
1 You shall proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to you.
Lungangnae ni a kaw teh, thaipanueknae ni a lawk a cai sak nahoehmaw.
2 For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.
Monsom vah tahungnae a sak teh, lam teng hoi lamtalawi koe ouk a kangdue.
3 For she sits by the gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, [saying],
Khopui kâennae longkha koehoi, kâennae thonaw koevah, kacaipounglah a oung.
4 You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
Oe, taminaw, nangmouh hah na kaw awh. Ka lawk hah taminaw hane doeh.
5 O you simple, understand subtlety, and you that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
Oe kamawngrame, lungangnae hah thaipanuek awh. Nangmouh tamipathunaw thaipanueknae lungthin tawn awh haw.
6 Listen to me; for I will speak solemn [truths]; and will produce right [sayings] from my lips.
Thai awh haw, kahawi poung e hah ka dei vaiteh, ka pahni dawk hoi ka tâcawt e teh, kalan e han doeh.
7 For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, ka pahni ni lawkkatang a dei han, thoenae teh ka pahni hanelah panuet a tho.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
Ka pahni hoi ka dei e lawk pueng teh, lannae doeh. Kâcawngmet e hoi ka longkawi e awm hoeh.
9 They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
Kathaipanueknaw hanelah a kamceng teh, panuenae katawnnaw hanelah a lan.
10 Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.
Tangka hlak kaie cangkhainae hah dâw awh. Sui kahawi hlak panuenae heh kârawi awh.
11 For wisdom is better than precious stones; and no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, lungangnae teh Rubies talung hlak ahawihnawn. Ngai kawi e hno pueng hoi hote hno hah bangnue thai mahoeh.
12 I wisdom have lived [with] counsel and knowledge, and I have called upon understanding.
Kai, lungangnae teh lungang laihoi ka o. Panuinae hoi poukthainae hai ka tawn.
13 The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
BAWIPA taki e teh yon hmuhma e doeh. Kâoupnae hoi kaisuenae, yonnae lamthung hoi lawk kalan deihoehnae pahninaw heh ka hmuhma.
14 Counsel and safety are mine; prudence is mine, and strength is mine.
Kâpankhainae hoi lungangnae katang hateh, kaie naw doeh. Thaipanueknae lah ka o teh thaonae ka tawn.
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Kai pawlawk hoi siangpahrangnaw ni a uk awh teh, ukkungnaw ni kalan lah laidei ouk a tâtueng awh.
16 By me nobles become great, and monarchs by me rule over the earth.
Kai pawlawk hoi ukkungnaw hoi tami kalennaw hoi bari kaawmnaw hoi talai van e lawkcengkung pueng ni uknae kâ a tawn awh.
17 I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find [me].
Kai lungpataw e teh, kai ni ka lungpataw van, atangcalah na katawngnaw ni na hmu awh han.
18 Wealth and glory belong to me; yes, abundant possessions and righteousness.
Tawntanae hoi barinae teh kai koe kaawm e naw doeh. Kangning e tawntanae hoi lannae doeh.
19 [It is] better to have my fruit than [to have] gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver.
Kaie a paw teh sui hlak hai ahawihnawn. Bokheiyah, sui kathoung hlak hai ahawihnawn. Hahoi ka hmu e hnopai teh, kahawi e ngun hlak hai ahawihnawn.
20 I walk in ways of righteousness, and [am] conversant with the paths of judgement;
Lannae hoi kângingnae lamthung lungui vah ka cei.
21 that I may divide substance to them that love me, and may fill their treasures with good things. If I declare to you the things that daily happen, I will remember [also] to recount the things of old.
Hottelah, kai lungpataw naw koe hnopai tabu dawk, hno akawi nahanlah hnopai ka coe sak han.
22 The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works.
BAWIPA ni a kamtawng lahun nahoi, ayan e thaw a tawk hoehnahlan vah, yo na tawn toe.
23 He established me before time [was] in the beginning, before he made the earth:
Talai ao hoehnahlan hoi a kamtawng hoehnahlan vah, a yungyoe caksak lah ka o toe.
24 even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth:
Kadungpoung e talî ao hoehnahlan hoi, tuinaw pueng a tâco hoehnahlan vah, yo ka tâco toe.
25 before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me.
Talai hoi vaiphu ao hoehnahlan, talai hoi ramnaw a sak hoehnahlan,
26 The Lord made countries and uninhabited [tracks], and the highest inhabited parts of the world.
Montamnaw ao hoehnahlan vah, yo ka tâco toe.
27 When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds:
Kalvannaw a rakueng lahun navah, yo ka o toe. Kadungpoung e talî dawk e kâheinae a sak navah,
28 and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth:
Kalvan e tâmai a yam sak navah, kadungpoung e talî, ka lawng e palang, tha a poe navah,
29 decree. and when he strengthened the foundations of the earth:
Tui ni a kâpoelawk a ek hoeh nahanlah, talîpui hanelah a langri a khuen pouh navah, talai du a ung navah,
30 I was by him, suiting [myself to him], I was that wherein he took delight; and daily I rejoiced in his presence continually.
Kai teh kawk e capa patetlah ama koe ka o teh, pout laipalah ama lung kahawi sakkung lah ka o. A hmalah ka konawm.
31 For he rejoiced when he had completed the world, and rejoiced amongst the children of men.
O nahanelah a sak e talai ni, ka konawm sak, taminaw ni ka ko hoe a nawm sak.
32 Now then, [my] son, hear me: blessed is the man who shall listen to me, and the mortal who shall keep my ways;
Hatdawkvah, ka canaw, atu ka lawk thai awh haw. Bangkongtetpawiteh, ka lamthung kadawnnaw teh tami yaw kahawi e lah ao awh.
33 [Hear wisdom and be wise, and be not strangers to it. ]
Cangkhainae heh thai awh nateh, lungang awh haw, banglah noutna laipalah awm hanh awh.
34 watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my entrances.
Hnin tangkuem kaie longkha koehoi na ring teh, takhang koehoi na ngaihawi. Ka lawk ka ngâi e teh, tami yaw kahawi e doeh.
35 For my outgoings are the outgoings of life, and [in them] is prepared favour from the Lord.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, kai na kahmawt e pueng teh hringnae ka hmawt e lah ao. BAWIPA ni ngaikhainae hai ouk a hmu awh.
36 But they that sin against me act wickedly against their own souls: and they that hate me love death.
Hatei, kai dawk yonnae kasaknaw ni amae hringnae a raphoe teh, na ka maithoe e pueng teh duenae ka lungpataw naw doeh.
