Proverbs 5
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
1Ka ca aw, ka cueihnah he hnatung lamtah ka lungcuei dongla na hna kaeng lah.
2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
2Thuepnah neh mingnah te ngaithuen hamla na hmuilai long khaw tuem uh saeh.
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
3Rhalawt nu kah a hmuilai ah khoilitui cip tih a lai khaw situi lakah hnal.
4but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
4Tedae hmailong ah tah anih te pantong bangla khahing tih cunghang paihat bangla haat.
5Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
5A kho te dueknah khuila suntla tih a khokan loh saelkhui la a doek.
6She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
6Hingnah caehlong lakah a ming pawh a namtlak likloek te saelh ve ne.
7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
7Te dongah ka ca rhoek kai ol he hnatun uh laeh, ka ka dongkah olthui te nong tak boeh.
8Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
8Na longpuei te anih neh lakhla sak lamtah a im thohka lam khaw mop boeh.
9lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
9Na mueithennah te a tloe taengla ham pae vetih na kum muenying muenyang la hang khueh ve.
10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
10Na thadueng te rhalawt rhoek cung uh vetih na patangnah phu te kholong imkhui la pawk ve.
11You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
11Na hmailong ah na nguek vetih na pum na saa khaw hmawn hae ni.
12and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
12Te vaengah, “Thuituennah te ka hmuhuet tih toelthamnah khaw ka lungbuei loh a tlaitlaek pai.
13I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
13Ka saya ol te ka hnatun pawh kai aka cang puei taengah khaw ka hna ka kaeng pawh.
14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
14Hlangping neh rhaengpuei lakli kah boethae sumsiit te vat ka pha,” na ti hae ni
15Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
15Na tuitung dongkah tui neh na tuito lamtah aka sih te o.
16Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
16Na tuisih te kawtpoeng ah, sokca tui te toltung ah phuet saeh.
17Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
17Nang namah bueng hamla om saeh lamtah na taengkah kholong ham boel saeh.
18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
18Na thunsih te yoethen la om saeh lamtah na camoe kah na yuu dongah kohoe sak.
19A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
19Anih tah sayuk rhuinu lunguem bangla, a sukbam te sakhi rhuinu mikdaithen bangla a tuetang boeih ah nang te m'hmilhmal sak saeh lamtah a lungnah loh m'palang sak yoeyah saeh.
20For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
20Ba ham lae ka ca loh rhalawt la na palang vetih kholong kah a rhang te na kop eh.
21For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
21Hlang kah longpuei neh a namtlak boeih a saelh te khaw BOEIPA mikhmuh ah om.
22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
22Halang te amah kathaesainah loh amah te a tuuk tih a tholhnah rhui loh a ban.
23He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
23Anih thuituennah a om pawt dongah duek vetih a anglat aih dongah palang ni.
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