Ecclesiastes 10
1 Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: [and] a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
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 is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Miching theijin lamdih akilhen in, angol in adihlou chu aki lhen’e.
3 Yes, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
Nangman mingol ho chu lamsuh akijot nauva nahetdoh jeng thei ahi.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for soothing will put an end to great offenses.
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 which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
Keiman nipi noija aphalou chombeh khat ka mudoh in ahi. Lengho le vaihom hon suhkhelna hoise tah aboldoh jiuve.
6 The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
Amahon mingol ho thuneina len apeh doh’uva chule athunei dinga kilom tah ho asuhnem jiuhi ahi.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
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 that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
Twikul nalai tengleh na lhahlut thei ahi. Chule banglui chu nang in naphetlhah teng leh gul-in jong na chuh thei ahi.
9 He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
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-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and [in that case] skill is of no advantage to a man.
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 a serpent bite when there is no [charmer's] whisper, then there is no advantage to 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 mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
Chih thusei ho pachat achanguve, hinlah ngolna thuseiho athusei-uva akipal jiuve.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
Mingol ho lunggel chu ngolhoi thua akipanin, hiti chun athungah lhahnau jong chu gitlouna tah ngolna hung hiding ahi.
14 A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall 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 labor of fools will afflict them, [as that of one] who knows not to go 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 city, whose king is young, and your princes eat 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 shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
Lenga pang milunglen lamkai nei gamsung chule aphatcha golvahbol vaipi popa chu pachat umtah ahi.
18 By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
Mithase inchung chu govatna theijin anem lha suh jin, thaset jeh’a inchung vangchet chut jia ahi.
19 Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
Golnop bol hin nuipohlahna asodohjin, lengpitwi jin kipana apei, chule sum in ijakai achojin ahi.
20 Even in your conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry your voice, and that which has wings shall 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.
