Cingthuilawk 6
1 Ka capa, na hui hanelah lawk na kam teh, ayâ alouk hoi na kut na tambei pawiteh,
My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,
2 na dei e lawk dawk letlang na kâman toe. Na dei e lawk hoi la lah na o toe.
thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Hatnavah, ka capa, hettelah namahoima na kârungngang han. Bangtelamaw na hui kut dawk na pha toung dawkvah, kârahnoumnae lahoi cet nateh, kâhet lah a.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.
4 Ip hanh, ngam takhai hanh.
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids:
5 Moi ka me e koehoi sakhi ni a yawng takhai e patetlah, yawng takhai haw, tangkam dawk hoi kahlout e tava patetlah kamleng takhai haw.
deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Nange tami ka pangak, lungkhi koe cet nateh, a oangnae lahoi lungangnae kamtu haw.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:
7 Ahnimouh teh, kahrawikung, karipkung, kaukkung, tawn awh hoeh eiteh,
which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 kawmpoi vah rawca a pâtung awh teh, canga tue nah rawca a pâtung awh.
provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 Oe, tami ka pangak, nâtotouh maw na i han. Nâtuek maw na kâhlaw han.
How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Ka ip ei haw pawiteh, dongdeng ka yan ei haw pawiteh, kut kâtapam hoi dongdeng kâhat ei haw pawiteh, na ti lahun nah,
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
11 mathoenae ni karum kâva e patetlah vaitalahoi na tho sin vaiteh, voutthoupnae ni kutdaw patetlah na tho sin han.
So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
12 Tami cungkeihoeh e, tami kahawihoehe teh, tamthoe hoi a kâhlai.
A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
13 A mit a kaluek teh, a khok hoi mitnout a poe teh, a kutdawn hoi a takhi teh a pâtu.
he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 A lungpouk a longkawi teh, pout laipalah, hawihoehnae dueng a pouk teh, kâyuenae cati doeh ouk a tu.
deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
15 Hatdawkvah, kahmakatanae ni vaitalahoi a tho sin han. Vaitalahoi damthaihoehnae kahmakatanae a kâhmo han.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.
16 Hete hno taruk touh heh, BAWIPA ni a hmuhma. Bokheiyah, a panuet e hno sari touh a pha.
These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 Kâoupnae mit, laithoe ka deinae lai, yon ka tawn hoeh e tami theinae kut,
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
18 Hawihoehnae meng ka pouk e lungthin, kahawihoehe sak nahanelah a hue ka rang e khok,
a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;
19 Laithoe ouk ka dei e kapanuekkhaikung kaphawk hoi, hmaunawngha rahak kâpohoehnae cati ka patuekungnaw doeh.
a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
20 Ka capa, na pa e kâpoelawk hah tarawi nateh, na manu e kâlawk hah cettakhai hanh.
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
21 Na lungthung pâkuem nateh, na lahuen dawk awi haw.
bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:
22 Alouklah na cei toteh, hote kâlawk ni na hrawi han, na i navah na ring vaiteh, na kâhlaw toteh, na pato han.
when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 Bangtelah tetpawiteh, kâpoe e teh, hmaiim lah ao teh, kâlawk teh angnae lah ao. Cingthuilasak e teh hringnae lamthung doeh.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 Napui kathout hoi pasawtpanepnae koehoi na hlout sak han.
to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Na lungthin hoi a meihawinae nôe hanh lah a, a mit padainae ni na man hanh naseh.
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
26 Bangkongtetpawiteh, kâyawt e napui kecu dawk, tongpatang heh vaiyei tangen lah a coung teh, ayâ yu ka yonkhai e ni, ka sungren e a hringnae hah a raphoe.
for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
27 Tami ni a kho e angki kang laipalah hmaisaan a yawm thai han na maw.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
28 Tami ni a khok kang laipalah, hmaisaan van a cei thai han na maw.
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29 Hot patetvanlah, a imri yu ka ipkhai e tami hai hot patetlah doeh ao. Ayâ yu ka ipkhai e tami teh, yonnae hoi hlout hoeh.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 A vonhlam dawk tami ni parawt pawiteh, hote tamru teh tami ni pacekpahlek hoeh.
They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
31 Hmu lah awm pawiteh, let sari touh hoi a patho roeroe hanelah ao. A im dawk kaawm e hno pueng a rawng hanelah ao.
and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 Ayâ yu hoi ka uicuk e tami pueng teh, panuenae ka tawn hoeh e tami doeh. Ama hringnae ka raphoekung lah ao.
Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 Hmâtan cat vaiteh, min mathoe a kâhmo han. A kayanae teh roum thai mahoeh.
A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 Bangkongtetpawiteh, dipmanae ni vanaw puenghoi a lung ouk a khuek sak. Moipathungnae hnin navah hlout thai mahoeh
For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;
35 Rawng e hno nâyittouh hai banglah noutna mahoeh. Hno moikapap ka poe nakunghai a lung roum sak thai mahoeh.
he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.
