Proverbs 4
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
1Pa kah thuituennah te ca rhoek loh hnatun saeh lamtah yakmingnah dang hamla hnatung saeh.
2For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
2Nangmih taengah aka then rhingtuknah kam paek coeng dongah ka olkhueng he hnoo boeh.
3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
3Ka camoe vaengah a pa taengah mongkawt la, a nu mikhmuh ah oingaih cangloeng la ka om.
4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
4Te vaengah kai n'thuinuet tih kamah taengah, “Ka ol he na lungbuei ah dueh lamtah ka olpaek ngaithuen neh hing puei .
5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
5Cueihnah te lai lamtah yakmingnah khaw lai lah. Ka ka dong lamkah olthui he hnilh boeh, phaelh boeh.
6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
6Cueihnah te hnoo boeh, na lungnah daengah ni namah te n'ngaithuen vetih nang te n'kueinah eh.
7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
7Cueihnah he ni tanglue, cueihnah he lai lamtah na hnopai boeih nen khaw yakmingnah he lai lah.
8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
8Cueihnah te picai lamtah namah te n'pomsang bitni. Namah te n'thangpom atah amah te kop van.
9She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
9Na lu dongah mikdaithen kah lukhueng la om vetih nang taengah boeimang rhuisam han tloeng ni.
10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
10Ka ca ka hnatun lamtah ka olthui he doe lah. Te daengah ni na hingnah ah kum loh nang hamla a puh eh.
11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
11Cueihnah longpuei neh nang te ka thuinuet vetih namtlak then ah nang te kan cuuk sak ni.
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
12Na caeh vaengah na khokan loh puenca pawt vetih na yong vaengah tongtah mahpawh.
13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
13Thuituennah te tu lamtah hlong boeh, na hingnah hamla kueinah.
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
14Halang kah caehlong ah pongpa boeh, boethae rhoek kah longpuei dongah uem puei boeh.
15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
15Te te dul laeh, a taengla paan boeh. A taeng lamloh taengphael lamtah khum tak.
16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
16Thaehuet pawt atah ip uh tloel dae a ih loh a hmil atah hlang paloe sak ham te paloe sak uh thai pawh.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
17Halangnah buh te a ang uh tih kuthlahnah misurtui tul uh thae.
18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
18Khothaih kah koshae a cikngae vanbangla aka dueng kah caehlong khaw khosae kah a aa bangla a thoeng pah.
19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
19Halang rhoek kah longpuei tah khohmuep bangla om tih mebang neh a tongtah khaw ming uh pawh.
20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
20Ka ca, ka ol he hnatung lamtah ka olthui he na hna kaeng lah.
21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
21Na mik long khaw khohmang boel saeh lamtah na thinko khui ah te te ngaithuen.
22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
22Te te aka hmuh rhoek ham tah amamih kah hingnah neh a pumsa boeih ham khaw hoeihnah la om.
23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
23Na lungbuei te kueinah khingrhing lah hingnah kah a dawn tah te lamkah ni.
24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
24Ka dongkah olhmaang te na taeng lamloh thaek lamtah hmuilai dongkah olrhong oling khaw namah lamloh lakhla sak.
25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
25Na mik loh phek paelki saeh lamtah na mikkhu loh namah hmaiah buelh dueng saeh.
26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
26Na kho ham namtlak te saelh pah saeh lamtah na longpuei khaw boeih cikngae saeh.
27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
27Banvoei bantang la phael boeh, na kho te a thae dong lamloh hoeptlang lah.
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