¹Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

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

²she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared 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 summits of the high places of the city,

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

⁴Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,

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

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

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

⁶Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

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

⁷He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to 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; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.

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

⁹Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.

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

¹⁰The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.

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

¹¹For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.

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

¹²If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and 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.

¹³The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.

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

¹⁴And she sitteth at the entry 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 passers-by 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 to him that is void of understanding she saith,

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

¹⁷Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy 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; [that] her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

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