Proverbs 5
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
1Ka capa, ka palunghahaih lok hae tahngaih loe, ka panoekhaih to pakuem ah;
2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
2to tih nahaeloe hmuen panoekhaih na tawn ueloe, na pahni mah panoekhaih to pakuem tih.
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
3Zaehaih sak koeh nongpata ih pahni loe khoitui baktiah long moe, a thuih ih lok doeh situi pongah amnae kue;
4but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
4toe anih boenghaih loe ahmuet baktiah khaa moe, haa hnetto kaom sumsen baktiah noet.
5Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
5Anih ih khoknawk loe duekhaih bangah anghum tathuk moe, a caehhaih loklam doeh hell ah akunh.
6She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
6Anih loe hinghaih loklam to poek ai, a caehhaih loklamnawk loe cak ai, loklam doeh panoek ai.
7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
7To pongah ka caanawk, ka lok hae tahngai oh; ka thuih ih lok hae angqoi o taak hmah.
8Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
8To nongpata to kangthla ah caeh o taak ah loe, a im ih thok taengah doeh caeh o hmah;
9lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
9to tih ai nahaeloe pakoeh ah na ohhaih to minawk khaeah paek ving ueloe, na hinghaih saningnawk doeh tahmenhaih tawn ai kaminawk khaeah na paek ving moeng tih;
10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
10nang ih hmuenmae hoiah kalah kaminawk ih zok to koi lat ueloe, toksak hoiah na hak ih hmuennawk to minawk im ah cawn ving tih.
11You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
11Na takpum hoi na ngan to qongh naah, palungset hoiah na om sut tih,
12and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
12to naah kawbangmaw thuitaekhaih to ka hnukma moe, zoehhaih lok doeh ka palung mah patoek boeh;
13I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
13kai patukkungnawk ih lok to ka tahngai ai, nihcae mah patuk ih loknawk doeh ka tahngai ai.
14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
14Kai loe amkhueng kaminawk salakah kasae kami ah ni ka oh boeh, tiah na thui tih.
15Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
15Nangmah ih tui tabu thung ih tui to nae ah loe, nangmah ih tuikhaw thung ih tui to nae ah.
16Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
16Na tuipuek to ahmuen kruekah long nasoe, vapui tuinawk baktiah loklam boih ah longsak ah.
17Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
17Nangmah han khue long nasoe, minawk kalah han pazet hmah.
18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
18Na tuipuek loe tahamhoihaih om nasoe loe, na thendoeng nathuem ih zu hoiah kanawm ah khosah ah.
19A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
19Anih loe palung koi kaom tasuk amno, koeh koi kaom tasuk baktiah om nasoe loe, anih ih tahnu mah na koehhaih to koepsak poe nasoe; ang palunghaih mah na palung to dipsak nasoe.
20For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
20Ka capa, tipongah zaehaih sak koeh nongpata to na koeh moe, tangzat zaw nongpata to na takoih loe?
21For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
21Kami caehhaih loklamnawk loe Angraeng hmaa ah ni oh, a caehhaih loklamnawk boih Angraeng mah hnuk pae.
22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
22Kasae kami loe a sakpazaehaih hmuen pongah aman ueloe, a zaehaih quinawk mah anih to zaeng caeng tih.
23He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
23Anih amthuhaih loe nung parai pongah anih loe loklam amkhraeng ving ueloe, thuitaekhaih om ai ah dueh tih.
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