Proverbs 6
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger.
1Ka ca, na hui ham rhi na khang tih kholong ham na kut na tum atah,
2Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.
2Na ka dongkah olthui loh n'hlaeh coeng tih na ka dongkah olthui loh n'khaih.
3Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:
3Te te na saii dongah ka ca aw, na huul uh cakhaw na hui kah kut ah ni na pha hae. Te dongah cet, mawn lamtah na hui hloep laeh.
4Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
4Na mik te ih sak boeh, na mikkhu te ngam boeh.
5Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
5Kut dongkah kirhang bangla sayuep kut dongkah vaa bangla namah huul uh laeh.
6Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
6Kolhnaw aw lunghi taengla cet lah, anih kah khosing ke hmu lamtah cueih van lah.
7Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,
7A taengah rhalboei khaw, rhoiboei khaw, aka taemrhai ham khaw om mai pawh.
8Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
8Khohal ah a buh te a soepsoei tih cangah ah a caak te a yoep.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?
9Kolhnaw aw me hil nim na yalh vetih na ih lamloh me vaengah nim na thoh ve?
10Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:
10Bet ih, bet ngam, kut poem bet neh na yalh.
11And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.
11Te vaengah na khodaeng te aka cet paitai bangla, na tloelnah loh photling aka bai hlang bangla ha pawk ni.
12A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,
12Aka muen hlang neh boethae hlang tah a ka dongkah olhmaang nen ni a pongpa.
13He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.
13A mik neh a mikhip, a kho neh a thui, a kutdawn neh a thuinuet.
14With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.
14A lungbuei kah a calaak neh a tuetang takuem ah boethae bueng a paem tih, tingtoehnah neh hohmuhnah a khuen.
15To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.
15Te dongah amah kah rhainah loh buengrhuet a thoeng thil vetih hoeihnah om kolla khaem pahoi ni.
16Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:
16He parhuk he BOEIPA loh a thinah tih a hinglu dongah tueilaehkoi khuikah tueilaehkoi parhih tah.
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
17A honghi lai aka ludoeng kah a mik, ommongsitoe kah thii aka long sak kah a kut,
18A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,
18Boethae kopoek aka paem lungbuei, boethae dongla aka yong paitok kho,
19A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
19A hong kah laipai loh laithae ol a sat tih pacaboeina lakli ah tingtoehnah la a khuen.
20My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
20Ka ca, na pa kah olpaek te kueinah lamtah na nu kah olkhueng phap sut boeh.
21Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.
21Na lungbuei ah rhawp hlaengtang lamtah na rhawn ah rhawp laikoeinah lah.
22When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.
22Na caeh vaengah nang m'mawt vetih na yalh vaengah nang te n'tawt ni, na haenghang vaengah nang n'lolmang puei ni.
23Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
23Olpaek tah hmaithoi ni, olkhueng khaw vangnah ni, thuituennah dongkah toelthamnah khaw hingnah longpuei ni.
24That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.
24Huta thae taeng lamkah neh kholong nu ol hnal lamloh nang aka ngaithuen ham ni.
25Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:
25A sakthen te na thinko nen khaw nai boeh, a mikkhu neh nang te n'hloih boel saeh.
26For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
26Pumyoi nu tah buh hluem ham ni, tedae hlang yuu loh hinglu phutlo khaw a hoem.
27Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?
27Hlang kah a rhang dongah hmai a poep lalah a himbai te hoeh mahpawt a?
28Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?
28Hlang pakhat te hmai-alh dongah a caeh lalah a kho te duih mahpawt a?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.
29A hui kah yuu te aka kun thil tih aka ben tah pakhat khaw hmil tangloeng mahpawh.
30The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:
30A hinglu kah a lamlum dip sak hamla a huen atah hlanghuen te hlang loh hnoelrhoeng mahpawt a?
31And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.
31A hmuh uh atah a pueh parhih la a sah saeh lamtah a im kah a boei a rhaeng te boeih a phai saeh.
32But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
32Lungbuei aka talh huta tah samphaih, a hinglu aka phae long ni te te a saii.
33He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:
33Tlohtat neh yah a dong vetih anih kokhahnah te hmata mahpawh.
34Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,
34Phulohnah khohnin ah a va kah kosi neh thatlainah dongah lungma ti mahpawh.
35Nor will he yield to any man’s prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.
35A mikhmuh kah tlansum pakhat khaw khuen pah pawt vetih kapbaih yet cakhaw huem pah mahpawh.
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