Proverbs 23
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
1Ukkung hoi buh nawnto caak han nang hnut naah, na tuinuen to kahoihah angsum ah;
2put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.
2buhcaak nam oeh hmoek nahaeloe, na qawnh to haita hoi aah baktiah ni oh.
3Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
3Kakhraem anih ih buh to khit hmah; to buh loe alinghaih buh ah ni oh.
4Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
4Angraeng thai hanah toksah hmah; na palunghahaih to oep hmah.
5Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
5Nawnetta ah anghma thaih hmuen to na khet maw? Tangtang ni van bangah kazawk tahmu baktih toengah, angraenghaih doeh pakhraeh tawnh moe, azawk ving.
6Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,
6Uthaih tawn kami ih buh to caa pae hmah; anih ih kahoih caaknaek doeh khit pae hmah;
7for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
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.
8You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
8Zetta na caak ih buh to palok roep ueloe, kahoih loknawk to na sung moeng tih.
9Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
9Kamthu khaeah lokthui hmah; anih loe na thuih ih palunghahaih lok to patoek tih.
10Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
10Canghnii ih prae angzithaih ramri to pathui hmah; naqah ih lawk to lomh pae hmah;
11for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
11anih krangkung loe thacak; Angraeng mah nihcae kawng pongah na thuitaek tih.
12Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
12Thuitaekhaih bangah palung paek ah loe, palunghahaih lok bangah na naa to patueng ah.
13Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
13Nawkta to thuitaek hanah paquem hmah; anih to cung hoiah na boh cadoeh dueh mak ai.
14Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
14Hell thung hoiah anih to pahlong hanah, cung hoiah bop ah.
15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.
15Ka capa, palunghahaih na tawnh nahaeloe, ka palung hae anghoe tih.
16Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
16Ue, na pahni mah katoeng hmuen to thuih naah, ka palung hae anghoe tih.
17Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.
17Kazae kaminawk to awt hmah; Angraeng zithaih khue to palung thung hoi poek ah.
18Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.
18Na oephaih loe hmabang ah oh, na oephaih loe boeng mak ai.
19Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
19Ka capa, tahngai ah loe palungha ah; katoeng loklam ah na poekhaih palung to suem ah.
20Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;
20Mu coih kami, moi caak koeh hmoek kami hoi angkom hmah.
21for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
21Mu coih kami hoi caaknaek amoeh kaminawk loe amtang tih; iih koeh hmoek kami loe amtanghaih mah khuk hmoek tih.
22Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
22Na tapenkung nam pa ih lok to tahngai ah, nam no mitong naah hnap hmah.
23Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
23Loktang to qan ah, zaw let hmah; palunghahaih, thuitaekhaih hoi panoekhaih to talawk ah.
24The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
24Katoeng kami ih ampa loe paroeai anghoe tih; palungha caa tapen ampa loe a caa nuiah anghoe tih.
25Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!
25Nam no hoi nam pa to anghoe tih, nang tapenkung loe anghoehaih tawn tih.
26My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
26Ka capa, palung to na paek ah loe, ka loklamnawk hae na mik hoiah khen ah.
27For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
27Tangzat zaw nongpata loe kathuk tangqom baktih, minawk zoek thaih nongpata loe tamcaek tuikhaw baktiah oh.
28Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
28Mingcah baktiah kami to angang moe, nongpanawk zaehaih to pungsak.
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot 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?
30Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
30To baktih kaminawk loe mu naek angsum thai ai kami, tasi hoi atok ih mu naek hanah pakrong kaminawk ni.
31Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
31Mu kathim maw, boengloeng pong lawn naah rong kampha mu maw, naek naah akun kahoih mu kathim maw to khen hmah.
32In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
32Boenghaih ah loe pahui baktiah kami to patuk moe, pahui sae ih kasoetui baktiah oh.
33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
33Na mik mah kahoih ai nongpata to khen ueloe, na poekhaih palungthin to amkhraengsak ving tih.
34Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
34Ue, nang loe tuipui um ah iip kami baktih, palong paehhaih qui nuiah iip kami baktiah na om tih.
35“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”
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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