Proverbs 4
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
1Ka caanawk, ampa thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai oh; panoekhaih tawnh hanah kahoih ah tahngai oh.
2For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
2Patukhaih kahoih kang paek o, to pongah kang patuk ih lok hae pahnawt o hmah.
3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
3Kam pa hanah kai loe nawkta ah ka oh, kam no han loe palung ih capa, nawkta ah ka oh.
4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
4Kam pa mah kang thuih ih loknawk hae palung thungah suem ah, kang paek ih loknawk hae pakuemh loe, hing haih ah, tiah ang patuk.
5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
5Palunghahaih to amtuk ah loe panoekhaih to cang ah; pahnet hmah loe, ka thuih ih loknawk hae angqoi taak hmah.
6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
6Palunghahaih to pahnawt hmah, palunghahaih mah ni nang to pakaa tih; palunghahaih to palung ah, to tih nahaeloe palunghahaih mah na toep tih.
7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
7Palunghahaih loe lokpui ah oh; to pongah palunghahaih to amtuk ah; nam tuk ih hmuennawk boih thungah panoekhaih to amtuk oh.
8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
8Palunghahaih to lokpui ah suem ah; to tih nahaeloe anih mah na qoengsak tahang tih; anih to na patawnh caeng nahaeloe, khingzahaih na hnu tih.
9She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
9Na lu ah tahmenhaih lumuek hoiah zaeng ueloe, lensawkhaih angraeng lumuek to angmueksak tih.
10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
10Ka capa, ka thuih ih lok hae tahngaih loe, tapom ah; to tih nahaeloe na hinghaih saning to sawk tih.
11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
11Palunghahaih loklam to kang patuek o moe, katoeng loklam ah kang caeh o haih.
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
12Na caeh o naah lam tamcaek ah na pha o mak ai; na cawnh o naah doeh nam thaek o mak ai.
13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
13Thuitaekhaih lok hae patawn caeng ah, kangthla ah caehsak hmah; na hinghaih ah oh pongah, kahoih ah pakuem ah.
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
14Kasae kaminawk ih loklam ah khok takan hmah loe, kasae kaminawk ih loklam to pazui hmah.
15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
15Caeh hmah, ayae ah; amlaem taak ah loe, angqoi taak ving ah.
16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
16To baktih kaminawk loe kasae hmuen sah ai ah loe iip o thai ai; thoemto kaminawk loe amtimsak ai ah loe iip o thai ai.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
17Nihcae loe sethaih takaw to caak o moe, athii longhaih misurtui to a naek o.
18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
18Katoeng kami ih loklam loe ni aengh baktiah oh moe, khodai khoek to aang aep aep.
19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
19Toe kasae kami ih loklam loe khoving baktiah ving; tih mah maw nihcae to amtimsak, tito panoek o ai.
20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
20Ka capa, ka thuih ih loknawk hae tahngai ah; ka thuih ih loknawk bangah naa to patueng ah.
21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
21Na mik hoi kangthla ah suem hmah, na palung thungah suem ah.
22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
22Hae tiah patukhaih loe hnu kaminawk hanah hinghaih ah oh moe, taksa ngantuihaih ah oh.
23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
23Palung loe hinghaih lokpui koekah oh pongah, na palung to kahoih ah khenzawn ah.
24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
24Oep om ai lok to pakha thung hoiah tacawtsak hmah loe, angaek thaih pahni to kangthla ah suem ah.
25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
25Na mik mah hmabang to katoeng ah khen nasoe, na hmaa to kahoih ah dan ah.
26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
26Na caehhaih loklam to poek ah, na loklamnawk boih to caksak ah.
27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
27Bangqoi bantang angqoi hmah; sethaih thungah caeh han ai ah ayae ah.
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