< Proverbs 1 >

1 proverb Solomon son: child David king Israel
Israel sangpahrang David a capa Solomon ak awicyih taw;
2 to/for to know wisdom and discipline: instruction to/for to understand word understanding
Cyihnaak ingkaw cawngpyinaak, zaaksimnaak thaikhqi siimsak ham,
3 to/for to take: recieve discipline: instruction be prudent righteousness and justice and uprightness
Dyngnaak, awitlyknaak, pekbonaak a awm kaana hawnaak thai ham ingkaw cawngpyinaak ak thym pawmnaak thai ham;
4 to/for to give: give to/for simple craftiness to/for youth knowledge and plot
Khawk hangkhqi khawsimnaak taaksak ham ingkaw, cacoenkhqi khawkpoek thainaak taaksak ham;
5 to hear: hear wise and to add teaching and to understand counsel to buy
Thlakcyikhqi ing siim unawh a mi cyihnaak a pungnaak khqoet nawh, khawkpoek thaikhqi ing khawkpoeknaak thai a mi taaknaak khqoet hamna,
6 to/for to understand proverb and mockery word wise and riddle their
Awicyih ingkaw ak kqawncaihnaakkhqi, thlakcyi ak awi ingkaw a mik awih kqawn zaaksimnaak thai nace awm hy.
7 fear LORD first: beginning knowledge wisdom and discipline: instruction fool(ish) to despise
Bawipa kqihchahnaak taw cyihnaak a kungpyina awm nawh; Cehlai, thlakqawkhqi ingtaw cyihnaak ingkaw cawngpyinaak husit uhy.
8 to hear: hear son: child my discipline: instruction father your and not to leave instruction mother your
Ka capa, na pa cawngpyinaak ce ngai nawh, na nu cawngpyinaak ce koeh hoet.
9 for wreath favor they(masc.) to/for head your and necklace to/for neck your
Na lu hamna khqaipai leek soeihna awm nawh, na hawng hamna aawi hun leek soeihna awm kaw.
10 son: child my if to entice you sinner not be willing
Ka capa, thlakchekhqi ing a ni zoek awh koeh ngai kawp ti.
11 if to say to go: come [emph?] with us to ambush to/for blood to treasure to/for innocent for nothing
“Kami venna law lah, thlang a thi lawng sak lah usih, thlakche ak qeenkhqi ce qym khqi lah usih;
12 to swallow up them like/as hell: Sheol alive and unblemished: complete like/as to go down pit (Sheol h7585)
Ceikhui amyihna a hqingpumna daih khqi lah usih, phyi khui amyihna. (Sheol h7585)
13 all substance precious to find to fill house: home our spoil
A phuk tlotlokhqi ni ham kawm saw, thlang a theem ni qawtkhqi ing ni im ce nik bee kaw.
14 allotted your to fall: deserting in/on/with midst our purse one to be to/for all our
“Kami venawh bang lawlawt nawh taw, tangka bawm ni qup haih kawm uh,” a mi ti awh,
15 son: child my not to go: walk in/on/with way: journey with them to withhold foot your from path their
Ka capa, a ming lakawh koeh boei nawh, a mi lam awhkawng phleng qu kawp ti.
16 for foot their to/for bad: evil to run: run and to hasten to/for to pour: kill blood
A mi khaw ce thawlhnaak lam benna kaan unawh, thi ak lawngsak hamna a ming hqii tawn sak uhy.
17 for for nothing to scatter [the] net in/on/with eye: seeing all master: [master of] wing
Lawk ce ak chaap maina zan ni, kawmyih phaa a haiawh awm.
18 and they(masc.) to/for blood their to ambush to treasure to/for soul: life their
Cekkhqi taw a mimah thi ce lawngsak unawh a mi hqingnaak ak plamsakkhqi ni.
19 so way all to cut off: to gain unjust-gain [obj] soul: life master his to take: take
Ceamyihna ni, a mak thymna ak kamvaakhqi lam taw; ami boei a hqingnaak ce lawh pe uhy.
20 wisdom in/on/with outside to sing in/on/with street/plaza to give: cry out voice her
Chawmkeeng awh cyihnaak ce khawteh na khyy nawh, Chawmkeeng tung keengawh ce khyy hy;
21 in/on/with head: top to roar to call: call out in/on/with entrance gate in/on/with city word her to say
Thlang khawzah ang cunnaak ang lungkil awh ce khyy nawh, khawkkhui lutnaak vawng chawmkeeng awhce khyy hy.
22 till how simple to love: lover simplicity and to mock scorning to desire to/for them and fool to hate knowledge
Nangmih khawk hangkhqi aw, i qyt dy nu khaw na mi hang hly? I qyt dy nu a nik husit khqi huhsitnaak khuiawh na mi awm hly, thlakqawkhqi ing cyihnaak na mi maa hly?
23 to return: repent to/for argument my behold to bubble to/for you spirit my to know word my [obj] you
Ka ni toelnaakkhqi benna voei law uh: Ngai lah uh, na mik khanawh kang myihla theeh kawng nyng saw, kak awi zaaksimnaak ni pekkhqi kawng.
24 because to call: call to and to refuse to stretch hand my and nothing to listen
Nik khykhqi nyng, ni maa uhyk ti, ka kut soeng nyng, uca ingawm am do uhyk ti;
25 and to neglect all counsel my and argument my not be willing
Ka khawkhannaakkhqi boeih ikawna am ngai unawh, ka ni toelnaakkhqi boeih ce hooet uhyk ti.
26 also I in/on/with calamity your to laugh to mock in/on/with to come (in): come dread your
Ceamyihna awmsaw, kai ingawm na mi zoseet nyn awh ni qaih nak khqi kawng nyng saw, kyinaak na mi sawng lawawh ni qaih nak khqi kawng nyng.
27 in/on/with to come (in): come (like/as devastation *QK) dread your and calamity your like/as whirlwind to come in/on/with to come (in): come upon you distress and anguish
Na mi lynak hlinu amyihna a thoeng law nawh, na mi zoseetnaak tym ing a pha lawawh, kyinaak ingkaw ngaihangnaak namik khanawh a pha law awh.
28 then to call: call to me and not to answer to seek me and not to find me
Chawh ce, nik khy kawm uh tik saw, cesei-awm am nim hlat khqi kawng: mymcang hii awh ni sui kawm uk tik saw, ceseiawm am ni hu kawm uk ti;
29 underneath: because of for to hate knowledge and fear LORD not to choose
Cyihnaak maa unawh, Bawipa kqihchahnaak ce ama mik tyhnaak ak caming.
30 not be willing to/for counsel my to spurn all argument my
Ka khawkhannaak pynoet ca mai awm am ngaih unawh, ka toelthamnaak boeih ce a mi huhsit caming.
31 and to eat from fruit way: journey their and from counsel their to satisfy
Ceamyihna awmsaw a mi khawsak ak thaih qah ce aii kawm usaw, a mik poeknaak ing qoh kawm uh.
32 for faithlessness simple to kill them and ease fool to perish them
Thlakchekhqi hu benna nawngnaak ing a mimah him khqi kawm saw, ak qawkhqi ang ngaihdingnaak ing amimah moeng sak khqi kaw.
33 and to hear: hear to/for me to dwell security and to rest from dread distress: harm
Kak awi ak haanaak taw ak ding cana khaw sa kawm usaw, zoseetnaak khuiawh awm ngaiqeep cana khawsa kawm uh.

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