¹Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

¹Pilnain a in a lamkhina, a khuam sagihte a phuta:

²She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

²A gante a goutaa: a uain leng a helta hi; a dohkan leng a bawl khinta.

³She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

³A nungakte a sawlkhe taa, khopi munsang penpente tungah a kikou a,

⁴Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

⁴Mi mawl peuhmah, hiai lamah hong kihei hen: theihsiamna neilou amah tungtang ahihleh, aman a kiangah,

⁵Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁵Hongin, ka tanghou ne unla, ka helsa ka uain dawn un, a chi hi.

⁶Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

⁶Pai khia unla, nou mi mawlte, hing un; theihsiamna lampi ah pai un.

⁷He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

⁷Musitmi bawl hoihin amaha dingin zumhuaina a mu: huan kuapeuh migilou salin amah adingin minsiatna a mu.

⁸Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

⁸Musitmi sal dahin, nang a honho kha ding: mi pil salin, huan nang a honit ding.

⁹Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

⁹Mi pil kiangah hilhna pe lechin, a pilzo lai dinga: mi diktat sinsakin,

¹⁰The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

¹⁰Toupa kihtak pilna bul ahi: mi siangthou theihna theihsiamna ahi.

¹¹For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

¹¹Kei jiakin na nite lah hihtam ahi dinga, na damsung kumte lah hihpun ahi ding hi.

¹²If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

¹²Na pil leh, nangmah adia pil na hi. Huan mi na muhsit leh, nang kian na po ding hi.

¹³A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

¹³Numei hai a aphuai; mimawl ahia, bangmah a theikei.

¹⁴For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁴Huan a in konhkhak ah a tu a, khopi munsangtea tutphah tungah,

¹⁵To call passengers who go right on their ways:

¹⁵A vial paite sam ding, a lampite ua pai jelte,

¹⁶Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

¹⁶Mi mawlte, hiai laiah hongkihei heh: huan amah theihsiamna neilou tungtang ahihleh, aman a kiangah,

¹⁷Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

¹⁷Tui gukte a khuma, aguka tanghou nak a nuam hi, a chi.Himahleh aman huailaiah misite a om uh chi a theikei; a mi sapte Seol thuk ah a om uh chih.

¹⁸But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

¹⁸Himahleh aman huailaiah misite a om uh chi a theikei; a mi sapte Seol thuk ah a om uh chih.