Proverbs 9
1 [It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
Cyihnaak ing a im sa nawh, ak tung khqih ling hy.
2 and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
Ak khqin ce him nawh misurtui ce tloeih nawh ak caboei ce phaih hy.
3 [It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
A bibikung nula khqi ce tyi khqi nawh, khawkkhui a sangnaak hynna cet unawh kyy uhy.
4 “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
“Cyihnaak amak ta khqi boeih vebenna law lah uh,” tinawh siimnaak amak ta khqi ce khyy khqi hy.
5 “Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
“Law unawh taw, ka buh ai unawh kak tloeih cee misurtui ce aw lah uh.
6 (Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
Aw nangmih thlakqawkhqi aw qaawnaak lam ce cehtaak unawh hqing lah uh; siimnak lamawh ce cet lah uh,” ti hy.
7 If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
Thlaktlai ak toel kung ing chah pyi lat nawh, thlakche ak ho kung ing kut zaawk lat hy.
8 Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
Thlaktlai ce koeh toel, ni sawh na kaw, thlakcyi mah toel, anih ing ni lung na kaw.
9 If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
Thlakcyi ce toel lah, a cyihnaak pung khqoet kaw; thlakcyi ce cawngpyi lah, a simnaak ing pung khqoet kaw.
10 If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
Bawipa kqihchahnaak taw cyihnaak a kungpyina awm nawh, ak ciim siimnaak cetaw zaaksimnaakna awm hy.
11 If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
Kaih caming na khawkum pung khqoet kawm saw, na hqingnak khawnghii ing sau khqoet kaw.
12 If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
Na cyih awhtaw, namah ham nak cyina awm kawm saw, thlaktlaina na awm awhtaw namah ing zaawk kawp ti.
13 Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
Nukche ing akut am khoem poek nawh, a khawboe see nawh, am cyi hy.
14 They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
A im chawmkengawh ngawi nawh, khawkkhui hynsang ngawihnaak awhce ngawi nawh,
15 and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
A mimah lamawh ak cet khqi ce khy khqi nawh,
16 “You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
“Khaw amak simkhqi boeih vena law seh,” ti nawh khyy hy. Siimthainaak amak ta khqi venawh bai,
17 “[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
“Quuk tui taw aawi dikdik nawh, quuk buh ai taw aawp hy,” ti hy
18 But men who go to those women’s houses do not know that those who have gone there are now dead; they have descended down into the deepest parts of the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Cehlai cawhce thihnaak awm nawh a cei ak thlangkhqi ing Ceeikhui dung soeihna amik awm ni ti am sim uhy. (Sheol h7585)
