Proverbs 23
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
1Ukkung hoi buh nawnto caak han nang hnut naah, na tuinuen to kahoihah angsum ah;
2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
2buhcaak nam oeh hmoek nahaeloe, na qawnh to haita hoi aah baktiah ni oh.
3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
3Kakhraem anih ih buh to khit hmah; to buh loe alinghaih buh ah ni oh.
4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
4Angraeng thai hanah toksah hmah; na palunghahaih to oep hmah.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
5Nawnetta ah anghma thaih hmuen to na khet maw? Tangtang ni van bangah kazawk tahmu baktih toengah, angraenghaih doeh pakhraeh tawnh moe, azawk ving.
6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
6Uthaih tawn kami ih buh to caa pae hmah; anih ih kahoih caaknaek doeh khit pae hmah;
7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
7anih loe a palung thung hoi poek ih baktih toengah oh; caa ah loe nae ah, tiah ang naa, toe palung tang hoiah thui ai.
8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
8Zetta na caak ih buh to palok roep ueloe, kahoih loknawk to na sung moeng tih.
9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
9Kamthu khaeah lokthui hmah; anih loe na thuih ih palunghahaih lok to patoek tih.
10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
10Canghnii ih prae angzithaih ramri to pathui hmah; naqah ih lawk to lomh pae hmah;
11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
11anih krangkung loe thacak; Angraeng mah nihcae kawng pongah na thuitaek tih.
12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
12Thuitaekhaih bangah palung paek ah loe, palunghahaih lok bangah na naa to patueng ah.
13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
13Nawkta to thuitaek hanah paquem hmah; anih to cung hoiah na boh cadoeh dueh mak ai.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
14Hell thung hoiah anih to pahlong hanah, cung hoiah bop ah.
15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
15Ka capa, palunghahaih na tawnh nahaeloe, ka palung hae anghoe tih.
16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
16Ue, na pahni mah katoeng hmuen to thuih naah, ka palung hae anghoe tih.
17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
17Kazae kaminawk to awt hmah; Angraeng zithaih khue to palung thung hoi poek ah.
18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
18Na oephaih loe hmabang ah oh, na oephaih loe boeng mak ai.
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
19Ka capa, tahngai ah loe palungha ah; katoeng loklam ah na poekhaih palung to suem ah.
20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
20Mu coih kami, moi caak koeh hmoek kami hoi angkom hmah.
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
21Mu coih kami hoi caaknaek amoeh kaminawk loe amtang tih; iih koeh hmoek kami loe amtanghaih mah khuk hmoek tih.
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
22Na tapenkung nam pa ih lok to tahngai ah, nam no mitong naah hnap hmah.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
23Loktang to qan ah, zaw let hmah; palunghahaih, thuitaekhaih hoi panoekhaih to talawk ah.
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
24Katoeng kami ih ampa loe paroeai anghoe tih; palungha caa tapen ampa loe a caa nuiah anghoe tih.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
25Nam no hoi nam pa to anghoe tih, nang tapenkung loe anghoehaih tawn tih.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
26Ka capa, palung to na paek ah loe, ka loklamnawk hae na mik hoiah khen ah.
27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
27Tangzat zaw nongpata loe kathuk tangqom baktih, minawk zoek thaih nongpata loe tamcaek tuikhaw baktiah oh.
28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
28Mingcah baktiah kami to angang moe, nongpanawk zaehaih to pungsak.
29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
29Khosak bing kami loe mi maw? Mi maw palungsae? Mi maw patangh? Mi maw amoek? Tidoeh na ai ah mi maw nganbawh kana hak? Mi maw mik kamlingh?
30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
30To baktih kaminawk loe mu naek angsum thai ai kami, tasi hoi atok ih mu naek hanah pakrong kaminawk ni.
31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
31Mu kathim maw, boengloeng pong lawn naah rong kampha mu maw, naek naah akun kahoih mu kathim maw to khen hmah.
32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
32Boenghaih ah loe pahui baktiah kami to patuk moe, pahui sae ih kasoetui baktiah oh.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
33Na mik mah kahoih ai nongpata to khen ueloe, na poekhaih palungthin to amkhraengsak ving tih.
34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
34Ue, nang loe tuipui um ah iip kami baktih, palong paehhaih qui nuiah iip kami baktiah na om tih.
35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
35Nihcae mah ang boh o, toe kana panoek ai; ang caep o, toe tidoeh ka panoek ai! Kang thawk naah, naek hanah mu to pakrong let han vop, tiah ni na thui tih.
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