Proverbs 7
1 son: child my to keep: guard word my and commandment my to treasure with you
Ka capa, kak awi kqawn ve ngai nawh, kak awipek khqi boeih ve kym lah.
2 to keep: guard commandment my and to live and instruction my like/as pupil eye your
Kak awipek khqi ce haana nawh hqing pyi; kak awipek boeih ve mik amyihna qeetna.
3 to conspire them upon finger your to write them upon tablet heart your
Na kutawh byn nawh nak lingbyi catlap awh qee.
4 to say to/for wisdom sister my you(f. s.) and kinsman to/for understanding to call: call to
Cyihnaak venawh, “Ka nanu nang ni,” ti nawh, zaaksimnaak ce nam cawtnu na khy.
5 to/for to keep: guard you from woman be a stranger from foreign word her to smooth
Nuk chee lakawh ni doen nawh khawsak amak leek nu a sykzoeknaak awhkawng a ni doen naak ham.
6 for in/on/with window house: home my about/through/for lattice my to look
Ka im chawhhlep ak poek awhkawng qyym nyng,
7 and to see: see in/on/with simple to understand in/on/with son: child youth lacking heart
Kawlung amak soep cadawng khqi ang lak awh cadawng poekthainaak amak ta ce hu nyng saw,
8 to pass in/on/with street beside corner her and way: road house: home her to march
Nula a awmnaak lamkil benna ce cet nawh a im lam ce pan hy.
9 in/on/with twilight in/on/with evening day in/on/with pupil night and darkness
Khawmy nawh khawmthan, thanlung khuiawh ce nula im lam ce pan hy.
10 and behold woman to/for to encounter: meet him garment to fornicate and to watch heart
Ce nula taw pum ak zawi suihsak ing hlawihhlan qu nawh thailatnaak ing ak khawsa ni.
11 to roar he/she/it and to rebel in/on/with house: home her not to dwell foot her
A hyy tho nawh imawh awm poekpoek ham am ngaih nawh a khawphaa ing dym am ngaih hy.
12 beat in/on/with outside beat in/on/with street/plaza and beside all corner to ambush
Tuhqoe awm imkawt awh, imkil awh, lamkil a hoeiawh van nawh sui hy.
13 and to strengthen: hold in/on/with him and to kiss to/for him be strong face her and to say to/for him
A huh cadawng ce tunawh mawk hy, a hat thlang amyihna a venawh,
14 sacrifice peace offering upon me [the] day to complete vow my
“Kaiawh qoepnaak hyih phum ham ka taak ce, tuhngawi kak awikam amyihna pha hawh hy.
15 upon so to come out: come to/for to encounter: meet you to/for to seek face of your and to find you
Ceamyihna awm saw nang ak do ham ingkaw ak sui hamna law nyng, nang nihuk khoem nyng.
16 covering to spread bed my colored fine linen Egypt
Ka ihkhunawh hiphaih ak leek soeih, Egypt hiphaih ce phaih nyng.
17 to sprinkle bed my myrrh aloe and cinnamon
Ka ihkhun ce myrrah, aloe ingkaw thikuii ing hloen boeih hawh nyng.
18 to go: come! [emph?] to quench beloved: love till [the] morning to rejoice in/on/with beloved
Law lah, mymcang khaw a thaih hlan dy lungnaak ing nawm haih lah sih, lungnak ingawh ngaihsoep sak lah sih nyng.
19 for nothing [the] man: husband in/on/with house: home his to go: went in/on/with way: journey from distant
Imawh ka vaa am awm hy, khawlawnk hla na khinna dii hy.
20 bundle [the] silver: money to take: take in/on/with hand: to his to/for day [the] full moon to come (in): come house: home his
Tangka bawm khyn nawh, pihla a lum hlan dy am voei law hly hy,” ti na hy.
21 to stretch him in/on/with abundance teaching her in/on/with smoothness lip: words her to banish him
Ak awitui ing sykzoek nawh, am kyihcah qunaak ing lam hang pyi hy.
22 to go: follow after her suddenly like/as cattle to(wards) slaughter to come (in): come and like/as anklet to(wards) discipline: bonds fool(ish)
Cedawngawh him hamna a mi sawi vaitaw, ak qaw ami phepnaak qui aawi hamna ak cet,
23 till to cleave arrow liver his like/as to hasten bird to(wards) snare and not to know for in/on/with soul: life his he/she/it
Pha ing a thih hly a siim kaana ang hlaa ing ding nawh dawng lam a pan amyihna nula hu nace baang pahoei hy.
24 and now son: descendant/people to hear: hear to/for me and to listen to/for word lip my
Cedawngawh ka capa khqi aw, kak awi ve ngai unawh, kam khaa awhkaw awi ak cawn law ve haana lah uh.
25 not to turn aside to(wards) way: conduct her heart your not to go astray in/on/with path her
Nak kawlung ing a lamawh koeh hquut sei taw, a lampyi awhkawng ce pleeng seh nyng.
26 for many slain: wounded to fall: deserting and mighty all to kill her
Anih ing thlang khawzah leembai sak nawh, a him khqi awm thlang khawzah ni.
