Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Cyihnaak ing a im sa nawh, ak tung khqih ling hy.
2 hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;
Ak khqin ce him nawh misurtui ce tloeih nawh ak caboei ce phaih hy.
3 hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:
A bibikung nula khqi ce tyi khqi nawh, khawkkhui a sangnaak hynna cet unawh kyy uhy.
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him—
“Cyihnaak amak ta khqi boeih vebenna law lah uh,” tinawh siimnaak amak ta khqi ce khyy khqi hy.
5 Come, feed on my food, and drink of the wine I have mingled;
“Law unawh taw, ka buh ai unawh kak tloeih cee misurtui ce aw lah uh.
6 Forsake the simple ones, and live, and advance in the way of understanding.
Aw nangmih thlakqawkhqi aw qaawnaak lam ce cehtaak unawh hqing lah uh; siimnak lamawh ce cet lah uh,” ti hy.
7 He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame.
Thlaktlai ak toel kung ing chah pyi lat nawh, thlakche ak ho kung ing kut zaawk lat hy.
8 Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Thlaktlai ce koeh toel, ni sawh na kaw, thlakcyi mah toel, anih ing ni lung na kaw.
9 Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
Thlakcyi ce toel lah, a cyihnaak pung khqoet kaw; thlakcyi ce cawngpyi lah, a simnaak ing pung khqoet kaw.
10 The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
Bawipa kqihchahnaak taw cyihnaak a kungpyina awm nawh, ak ciim siimnaak cetaw zaaksimnaakna awm hy.
11 For, by me, shall be multiplied—thy days, and there be added to thee—the years of life.
Kaih caming na khawkum pung khqoet kawm saw, na hqingnak khawnghii ing sau khqoet kaw.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.
Na cyih awhtaw, namah ham nak cyina awm kawm saw, thlaktlaina na awm awhtaw namah ing zaawk kawp ti.
13 The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;
Nukche ing akut am khoem poek nawh, a khawboe see nawh, am cyi hy.
14 So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;
A im chawmkengawh ngawi nawh, khawkkhui hynsang ngawihnaak awhce ngawi nawh,
15 To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
A mimah lamawh ak cet khqi ce khy khqi nawh,
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
“Khaw amak simkhqi boeih vena law seh,” ti nawh khyy hy. Siimthainaak amak ta khqi venawh bai,
17 Stolen waters, will be sweet, —and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
“Quuk tui taw aawi dikdik nawh, quuk buh ai taw aawp hy,” ti hy
