Proverbs 5
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;
Ka capa, poukpanueknae na tawn nahane hoi, na pahni ni panuenae a pâkuem thai nahanelah,
2 that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.
kaie lungangnae hah thai nateh, kaie thaipanueknae dawk na hnâpakeng haw.
3 For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Bangkongtetpawiteh, napui kathoutnaw e pahni teh, khoitui patetlah a radip, a lawk teh sathaw hlak hai a pâhnan.
4 but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Hatei, apoutnae koe lateh, hmue patetlah a kha teh, avoivang kahran e sarai patetlah a hran.
A khok ni duenae lamthung a pâtam teh, a khok takan ni sheol hmai a pâtam. (Sheol h7585)
6 Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].
Hoehpawiteh, a hringnae lamthung na pouk hoeh vaiteh, a lamthung a cak hoeh e hah na panuek mahoeh.
7 And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Hatdawkvah, ka canaw, atuvah, ka lawk thai awh haw. Ka dei e lawknaw hah pahnawt awh hanh.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Hatei, ahlanae koe kampuen awh nateh, ahnie im takhang hoi hai hnai awh hanh.
9 lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
Hoehpawiteh, barinae na hmu e hah ayâ alouk koe kampuen payon vaih. Tami nuen kamathoutnaw rahak vah, na hringnae be na hno payon vaih.
10 lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger;
Hoehpawiteh, ramlouknaw ni na tawntanae dawk nawm awh vaiteh, na thaw tawk e a pawnaw hah ramlouknaw im vah phat payon vaih.
11 and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed;
Apoutnae koe lah, na takthai a kamsoe toteh, na khui payon vaih.
12 and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!
Bangtelamaw, cangkhainae hah koe ka hmuhma teh, yuenae hah ka lungthin hoi koe ka dudam toe.
13 and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;
Na kacangkhaikung e lawk hah koe ka tarawi ngaihoeh niteh, na cangkhainae hah koe ka thai ngaihoeh heh ma.
14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Tamimaya hoi kamkhuengnaw koe rawknae kâhmo hoeh e dueng doeh hei na ti han na kaima.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Nange tuikhu, na tuikhu hoi ka tâcawt e tui roeroe hah na nei han.
16 Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.
Na tuiphuek hah ram tangkuem lawng vaiteh tamimaya ceinae lamnaw dawk a lawng han na maw.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
Nama hanelah dueng awm seh, ayâ alouke hoi kâkabawpkhai hane nahoeh.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
Na tuikhu teh yawhawi seh, na naw nah e na yu koe na lungkuep lawih.
19 As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love.
Ngai kaawm e sayuk hoi a meikahawi e sayukhre patetlah, a sannunaw ni na lungkuep sak naseh. A lungpatawnae ni na lungkuep sak naseh.
20 And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Bangtelamaw, ka capa nang ni napui kahawihoehe hah na ngai vaiteh, khuet na tapam han vaw.
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, tami hringnae lamthungnaw teh, BAWIPA ni koung a hmu teh, a lamthung pueng koung a pouk pouh.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Ama pouknae ni tamikayon teh a man vaiteh, a yonnae tangron hoi pâkhi lah ao han.
23 He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Cangkhainae a vout dawkvah, a due vaiteh, puenghoi a pathu dawkvah, a kahma han.
