Ecclesiastes 7
1 A good reputation is better than expensive perfume, and the day you die is better than the day you were born.
Minphatna kimu hi gimnam tuipen sang in jong amanlu joi. Chule napen nikho sang in jong nathi nikho phajoa ahi.
2 It's better to go to a funeral than to a party. In the end, everyone dies, and those who are still alive should think about it.
Thina kin’a kimanchah hi golnop bolna mun’a gache sangin aphajoi. Ahimongin, mitin kithi ding ahijeh'in, mihingin hiche hi alunga agel ding doltah ahi.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for tragedy helps us by making us think.
Lungkham hi muilhah sangin aphajoi, ajeh chu lungkham na hin i-chunga kisuhthengna ahin sodohji ahi.
4 Wise people think about the impact of death, while those who are fools only think about having a good time.
Miching khat chun thina chung chang hi aha gel’in ahi, hinlah mingol vang chun phatpha muding bou ageljin ahi.
5 It's better to listen to criticism from a wise person than to hear the song of fools.
Mi ngol khat in apachat hisang in, miching khat oimo chan apha joi.
6 The laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorn twigs burning under a pot—without sense and quickly over.
Mi ngol nuijatna chu lingphung meiyin akah gin kija tobang ahin, imacha kah louvin aki chai jitai.
7 Extorting money from others makes wise people into fools, and accepting bribes corrupts the mind.
Miching chu aki-engbol teng angol lojin, chule guhthim thilpeh hin lungthim asuhmo bepji ahi.
8 Completing something is better than starting it. Being patient is better than being proud.
Achaina hi apatna sang in apha jon chule kiletsah sang in, thohhat aphachom joi.
9 Don't be quick to get angry, for anger controls the minds of fools.
Lunghan kitim them in, ajeh chu lunghan hin angoltoh kibang bep naso ding ahi.
10 Don't ask, “Why were the good old days better than now?” Asking such questions shows you are not wise.
“Achesa nikho phaho chu ngaicha gunset hih in, hichu mi chinga ahi poi.”
11 Wisdom is good—it's like receiving an inheritance. It benefits everyone in life.
Sum nanei teng leh chihna hi phachom cheh ahi. Hinkhoa kho-sahna dinga ania phachom tah ahi.
12 For wisdom provides security, as does money, but the advantage for those who have wisdom is that they are kept safe and sound!
Chihna le sum hin ipi hijongleh nanei sah jeng thei ahinai. Hinlah chihna kiti bouhin na hinkho ahuhhing jou ding ahije.
13 Think about what God does. If he makes something bent, you can't straighten it!
Pathen thilbol ho chu janom jeng in, ajeh chu aman ahe konsa chu koiyin asuh-jang jou ding ham?
14 On a good day, be happy. When a bad day comes, stop and think. God made each day, so you don't know what will happen to you next.
Ning lhinga naum laisen kipah’in, hinlah hahsatnan nahinphah teng jongleh, ania Pathenna hungkon ahiti tahsan in. Hiche lei hinkhoa hin ima hiti mong ding ahiti, akisei thei poi kiti hi geldoh jing in.
15 Throughout my life I've seen so much that is hard to understand. Good people who die young despite doing what is right, and wicked people who live long evil lives.
Keiman hinlona ajeh umlou tobangbep leiset hinkhoa hin, khangdong phatah tah ho athia chule migilou ho hinkho asot’uhi kamu doh in ahi.
16 Don't think you can make yourself right by a lot of religious observance, and don't pretend to be so wise. Do you want to destroy yourself?
Hijeh chun mohphat behset hih in, ahilouva ahileh chingval behset hih in! Idia nangmatah kisumang ding nahi ham?
17 On the other hand, don't decide to live an evil life—don't be a fool! Why die before your time?
Chutima chun gilou behset jong bol hih in. Ngol hih beh in! Ipi dinga naphat lhin masanga thi ding nahim?
18 You ought to keep in mind these warnings. Those who follow God will be sure to avoid both.
Hiche kihil naho hi lunggut in gel in, ajeh chu koi hitaleh Pathen ging mi chun; hitobang che valna hi ania hintoh ponte.
19 Wisdom gives a wise person greater power than ten town councilors.
Khopi sunga lamkai mi som sangin, miching khat chu gamcheng in ahat joi.
20 There's not one good person in all the world who always does what is right and never sins.
Leiset chunga hin mihem khatcha aphajeng bol chonse kha louhel aumpoi.
21 Don't take to heart everything that people say, otherwise you may hear your servant talking badly about you,
Mi thusei jouse het ding go hih in, nasoh jeng in jong na gaosap get in nate.
22 for you know how many times you yourself have talked badly about others!
Ajeh chu nangma tah jeng in jong midang na gaosap ji chu na henai.
23 I have examined all this using the principles of wisdom. I told myself, “I will think wisely.” But wisdom eluded me.
Keiman kajo channa chihna in kalunggel le kachonna eilamkai jing na ding in ka ngai ton ahi. Keimatah in kaseijin, “Keima chingthei ding in ka kigel lha tai.” Hinlah ka chuti theijou hihbeh in ahi.
24 Everything that exists is beyond our grasp—too deep for our understanding. Who can comprehend it?
Chihna hi gamlatah’a aum jing in chule holdoh jong ahah sai.
25 I turned my thoughts to discover, investigate, and to find out more about wisdom and what makes sense. I wanted to know more about how stupid evil really is, and how ridiculous it is to be a fool.
Keiman muntina chun, chihna le hetkhenna chu iti hung umhija ham tin ajeh kahol in ahi. Keima tah in kholchilna neija konin gitlouna hi ngol jeh ahin, chule ngol kitihi lung chavai kiseina ahije, tiphot chenna kanei ahi tai.
26 I discovered something more horrible than death: foolishness like a woman who tries to entrap you, who wants to use her mind and hands to catch you and tie you up. Those who follow God will not be caught, but sinners will fall into her trap.
Keiman kavet chil’a ahileh, duha-thuhtah numei chu thitheina thangkol sanga khohse joa ahichu ka kholdoh ahitai. Ami hebol jong kipalna thangkol bep ahi, chule akhut nemtah jong chu kihenna thihkol ahibouve. Pathen lunglhaina’a umho chu amanua kon’a hoidoh ding, hinlah chonse ho chu amanu thanga ga-oh ding ahiuve.
27 This is what I discovered after putting two and two together to try and find out what it all meant, says the Teacher.
Thuhilpa chun, “Hiche hi keiman hoima lamjouse ahitheina ding kavet toh lea konna achaina kasem chu hiche hi ahi.
28 Although I really searched, I didn't find what I was looking for. People say, “I found one man among a thousand, but not one woman.”
Keiman kavel hol hol jeng vang'in, ka hol lona pentah chu kamu joupoi. Mi sangkhat lah’a khatbou gunchena nei pasal khat ahijouvin, hinlah numei khat jong akimu joupoi.
29 But I did find this one thing: God made people to do what's right, but they have followed their own ideas.
Chule keiman hiche hi kamui: Pathen’in miho hi gun chena neija asem ahin, hinlah amahon achang cheh-uva aphalou akilam doh-u ahibouve.
