¹My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

¹Ka tapa, na inveng adia moh khu dia na din leh, mikhual adinga na khut na kichiam leh,

²Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

²Na kama thute a awk na hiha, na kama thute a mat na hih leh,

³Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

³Tuin hiai hihin, ka tapa, nang leh nang kihonkhiain, na inveng khut sungah na hongom chih theiin; kuanin, nang leh nang kiniamkhiak inla, na inveng vangen ngutngut in.

⁴Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

⁴Na mitte ihmu sak kenla, na mitvunte leng lusu sak sam ken.

⁵Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁵Gamvakpa khuta sakhipi bangin kihonkhia in, thangkampa khuta vasa bangin.

⁶Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

⁶Miksi kiangah hoh in, nang thadah; a lampite ngaihtuah inla, pil in:

⁷Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

⁷Hausa, heutu, hiam vaihawmmi, neilouin,

⁸Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁸Nipi chiangin a an a sutuaha, pawltak chiangin a an a kaikhawm hi.

⁹How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

⁹Bang tan ihmu ding na hia, aw thadah? Na ihmutna akipan chikchianga thou ding na hia?

¹⁰Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

¹⁰Neukha ihmut lai, neukha lusuk, ihmu dinga neukha khutte khep:

¹¹So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

¹¹Huchiin na gentheihna guta bangin a hongpai dia, huan na taksapna mi kigalvan bangin.

¹²A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

¹²Mi phatuam lou, mi gilou; kam kiuangsak toh a vaka;

¹³He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

¹³A mittein chiamtehna a bawla, a khetein thu a gena, a khutzung tein chiamtehna a bawl;

¹⁴Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

¹⁴A lungtang sungah hoihlouhna a oma, gilou a gel gige; kilemlouhna a tuh naknak.

¹⁵Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

¹⁵Huaijiakin a tuahsiatna thakhatin a hongtung dia; thakhata kek gawp in a om dia, a hihdamna beiin.

¹⁶These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

¹⁶Toupan a muhdah thil guk a oma; ahi, amah adia kihhuai sagih a om hi:

¹⁷A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁷Mit kiuangsakte, lei juauthei, mi hoih sisan suah khutte;

¹⁸An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

¹⁸Ngaihtuahna gilou ngaihtuah lungtang, siatna hih dinga kin tai khete;

¹⁹A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁹Juau thugen palai taklou, leh unaute laka kilemlouhna tuh.

²⁰My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

²⁰Ka tapa, na pa thupiak juiin, huan na nu dan mangngilh ken:

²¹Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

²¹Na lungtang tungah vial gige inla, na ngawng kimah khihin.

²²When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²²Na vak chiangin, nang a honpi ding: na ihmut chiangin, nang a honveng ding hi; huan na khanloh chiangin, nang a honhoupih ding.

²³For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²³Thupiak lah khawnvak ahi ngala: huan dan vakna ahi; huchiin hilhna taihilhna hinna lampi ahi:

²⁴To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁴Numei gilou akipan nang honkem ding, mikhual lei maitangphatna akipanin.

²⁵Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

²⁵Na lungtangin a kilawmna lunggulh ken; a mitvuntein nang honman kei hen.

²⁶For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.

²⁶Numaei kijuaknu jiakin pasal tanghou thema matin a om hi: huchiin angkawmnun hinna manpha a zong sek hi.

²⁷Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

²⁷Min a ang sungah mei a la thei diam, a puante a kang kei diam?

²⁸Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

²⁸Ahihkeileh mi suangkuangthei sa tungah a vak thei diam, a khete a kang kei diam?

²⁹So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

²⁹Huchibangin kuapeuh a inveng ji huan; kuapeuh amah khoih gawtlouh a om kei ding.

³⁰Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

³⁰Miten guta a musit kei ua, a gil kiallaia a kha lungtaisak dinga a guk leh:

³¹But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

³¹Himahleh muha a om leh, azah sagihin a din ding; a ina vantengteng a pe ding hi.

³²But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

³²Kuapeuh angkawm theisiamna bei ahi: amah kha hihse dinga a hih ahi.

³³A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³³Liamnate leh zumhuaite a mu ding; huan a zahpihhuaina nulmang ahi kei ding.

³⁴For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁴Mullitna lah mi thangpaihna ahi ngala; huchiin phulak ni chiangin a hawi kei ding hi.Tatna a limsak kei dinga; thilpiak tampi pe lechin leng, lungdamin a om kei ding hi.

³⁵He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

³⁵Tatna a limsak kei dinga; thilpiak tampi pe lechin leng, lungdamin a om kei ding hi.