Proverbs 4
1 to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
Ka capakhqi aw, pa a cawngpyinaak ce ngai unawh, zaaksimthainaak na mi taaknaak ham ngai lah uh;
2 for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
Nami venawh ak leek soeih cawngpyinaak ka ni pekkhqi; ka cawngpyinaak koeh mangtak uh.
3 for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
Ka pa capa na awm nyng, Ka nu a ca, capa a lungnak soeih na awm nyng.
4 and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
Ni cawngpyi nawh, ka venawh, “Nak kawlung ing kak awikhqi ve kym poe sei taw; kak awipekkhqi ce haana nawh hqing pyi,” ti hy.
5 to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
Cyihnaak thlai nawh, zaaksimnaak awm thlai. Koeh hilh nawh, kam kha awhkawng ak cawn law awiyynnaakkhqi ce seetnaak lam benna koeh mang taak.
6 not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
Koeh hawi taak nawh, nik chungkhoep kaw; lung na nawh, ni khoemdoen kaw.
7 first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
Cyihnaak veni a kungpyi soeih hy; cemyihna awmsaw cyihnaak ce thlai; na khawhkhamkhqi boeih ingawm cyihnaak ce thlai.
8 to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
Zoeksang nawh, anih ing ni zoeksang lawt kaw; na ym na lam awhtaw kqihchah kawi thlangna ning coeng sak kaw.
9 to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
Na luu-awh mikhaileek lumyk ning byng sak kawm saw, dawnaak boei lumyk ni pe kaw.
10 to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
Ka capa, kak awi ngai nawh kym lah; Cawhtaw na hqing kum pung khqoet khqoet kaw.
11 in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
Cyihnaak lamawh ni cawngpyi nyng, dyngnaak lamawh ni sawi nyng.
12 in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
Na ceh huiawh nak khawkan ing zaang nawh, nang dawngawh awm am tawngtawh kawp ti.
13 to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
Cawngpyinaak awh ak cakna tu nawh, koeh hlah; ak cakna tu, na hqingnaak ham ni.
14 in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
Thlakchekhqi cehnaak awh koeh plaa nawh, thlakhalangkhqi a cehnaak awh koeh cet.
15 to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
Qei nawh taw, a vena koeh cet; mangtaak nawh loen taak.
16 for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *QK)
Kut a mamik thlak khui taw am ip thai kawm usaw, thlang ak khanawh seetnaak a mi sai hlan khui taw mik am kuu kaw.
17 for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
Seetnaak phaipi ce ai unawh, them amak leek sainaak misurtui ce aw uhy.
18 and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
Thlakdyngkhqi a cehnaak lam taw khawkbee ang lakawh bee khqoet hy.
19 way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
Thlakchekhqi a cehnaak lam taw khawmthan amyihna ikawh a ming tawh am sim uhy.
20 son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
Ka capa, kak awi ngai nawh, kak awipek awh nang haa dun lah.
21 not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
Namik huh awhkawng koeh thoeng; nak kawlung khuiawh khoem.
22 for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
Ak hukhqi ham hqingnaak na awm nawh, a mi pumsa ham sadingnaak na awm hy.
23 from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
Ak chang boeih ang lakawh nak kawlung ce doen, hqingnaak ak cawnnaak ni.
24 to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
Nam khaawh awihche koeh cawn sak nawh, thlang koeh thailat na.
25 eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
Na mik ing hailam dan nawh, ak leekna na hai lam toek.
26 to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
Na khaw ham lamtlak ce chei nawh, na lampyi boeih ce cak sak.
27 not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
Nak tang ben mai aw, nak cawng ben mai awi koeh pleng; seetnaak awhkawng na khaw ce thoeih.
