¹Mi khempeuhte aw, hiai ngaikhia unla; khovela om tengtengte aw, bil na doh un.

¹Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

²Mi neu leh mi lian, mi hau leh mi jawng in leng.

²both low and high, rich and poor together.

³Ka kamin pilna thu a gen dinga; ka lungtang ngaihtuah tuh theihsiamna thu ahi ding hi.

³My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.

⁴Genteh thu ah ka bil ka doh dinga: ka thugil gen tuh kaihging in ka gentel ding hi.

⁴I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁵Ni hoihloute ah, ka khetul bula thulimlouhna in honum suak inleng, bangdingin ka lau dia!

⁵Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶Amau sum muanga, amau hauhna thupitak suangten.

⁶Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷Kuamah in a unau leng a tan theikei hial ding uh, Pathian kiangah tatna leng a piaksak thei sam kei ding uhi.

⁷none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸(A hinna uh tatna dingin thil thupi zat ding ahi a, khantawn a leng a ngimangim louh mai ding ahi).

⁸For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹A dam gige a, muatna a muhlouhna ding in.

⁹That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰Mi pilte leng a si ua, mi hai leh mi mawlte leng a mang tuaktuak ua, a sum uh midangte a nawtsiat jelte utuh a thei ngala.

¹⁰For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹A lungsim ngaihtuah dan utuh, a inte uh khantawna om ding bang leh, a om nate uh suan tengteng tana om ding bang in ahi; a gamte uh amau min mah a tamsak uhi.

¹¹Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

¹²Himahleh mihing pahtawi in a om gige kei ua: gamsa mangthangte bang phet ahi uhi.

¹²But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

¹³Hiai tuh kihaimuante tuah ahia, a tan ua kipakte tawpna. Selah.

¹³This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

¹⁴Belam hon bangin Sheol a dinga seh ahi ua, sihna amau in a kivak ding hi: jingsang lamin mi diktatten a tunguah thu a nei ding ua; a omna himhim uh a omlouh na dingin, a kilawmna uh Sheol hihsiat ding ahi ding hi.

¹⁴They are appointed as a flock for Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. . Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , far from their mansion.

¹⁵Ka hinna bel Pathianin Sheol khua akipan a tan khe dinga; aman honkipahpih ding ahi ngala. Selah.

¹⁵But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , for he will receive me. Selah.

¹⁶Mi hihhauha a hong oma, a insung thupina a hongthupi huthut inleng, lau ken.

¹⁶Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

¹⁷A sih hun chiang in bangmah a keng kei ding hi; a thupina in jui khe lou ding ahi ngala.

¹⁷For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.

¹⁸A damlaiin nuamsa kisa mahleh, amah adia hoih a hih laiin phat loh mahleh.

¹⁸Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—

¹⁹A suangte suante lam ah a pai dia, vak a mu ngeikei ding uh.Mihing, pahtawia oma, theihsiamna nei tuanlou jaw, gamsa mangthang jelte bang phet ahi uhi.

¹⁹he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.

²⁰Mihing, pahtawia oma, theihsiamna nei tuanlou jaw, gamsa mangthang jelte bang phet ahi uhi.

²⁰A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.