< Proverbs 23 >

1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
तँ खानलाई शासकसित बस्दा तेरो सामु राखिएको खानेकुरालाई होसियारीपूर्वक अवलोकन गर् ।
2 For thou puttest a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man of a craving desire.
तँ धेरै खाने खन्चुवा हो भने तेरो घाँटीमा चक्‍कु राख् ।
3 Do not long for his savory meats; they are deceitful food.
तिनको स्वादिष्‍ट खानेकुराको लालसा नगर्, किनकि यो झुटको खाना हो ।
4 Fatigue thyself not to become rich; because thou hast understanding, forbear.
धन-सम्पत्ति कमाउन धेरै नघोट्टी । कहिले बन्द गर्ने भनी थाहा पाउन बुद्धिमानी बन् ।
5 When thou lettest merely thy eyes fly over it, it is no more: for it will ever make itself wings: like an eagle will it fly toward heaven.
के यसमाथि तेरो आँखाको ज्योति चम्कन दिन्छस्? यो बितेर जाने छ, किनकि गरुडका झैँ यसका पखेटाहरू पलाउने छन् र यो आकाशमा उडेर जाने छ ।
6 Eat not the bread of a man with an evil eye, and do not long for his savory meats;
दुष्‍ट आँखा भएको मानिसको भोजन नखा, र त्यसको स्वादिष्‍ट खानेकुराको लालसा नगर् ।
7 For as though there were a division in his soul, so doth he act: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
किनकि त्यो भोजनको मूल्य गिन्ती गर्ने मानिस हो । त्यसले भन्छ, “खाऊ र पिऊ ।” तर त्यसको हृदय तँसित हुँदैन ।
8 Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou spit out, and thou hast wasted thy pleasant words.
तैँले खाएको थोरै खानेकुरा पनि तैँले बान्ता गर्ने छस्, र तैँले तेरो तारिफलाई त्यसै खेर जान दिनेछस् ।
9 Speak not before the ears of a fool; for he will despise the intelligence of thy words.
मूर्खले सुन्‍ने गरी नबोल्, किनकि त्यसले तेरा वचनहरूको बुद्धिलाई तुच्छ ठान्‍ने छ ।
10 Remove not the ancient landmark, and into the fields of the fatherless must thou not enter;
प्राचीन साँध-सिमानाको ढुङ्गो नहटा वा अनाथहरूको खेतबारी नमिच् ।
11 For their redeemer is strong; he will indeed plead their cause with thee.
किनभने तिनीहरूका उद्धारकर्ता शक्तिशाली हुनुहुन्छ, र उहाँले तेरो विरुद्धमा तिनीहरूको मुद्दा लड्नुहुने छ ।
12 Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thy ears to the sayings of knowledge.
तेरो हृदयलाई अर्तीतिर लगा, र तेरा कानलाई ज्ञानका वचनहरूमा लगा ।
13 Withhold not from a lad correction; for if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
बच्‍चाबाट अर्तीलाई नरोक्, किनकि तैँले त्यसलाई अनुशासनमा राखिस् भने त्यो मर्ने छैन ।
14 Thou wilt indeed beat him with the rod; but thou wilt deliver his soul from perdition. (Sheol h7585)
त्यसलाई छडी लगाउने र पातालबाट त्यसको प्राण जोगाउने तँ नै होस् । (Sheol h7585)
15 My son, If thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
हे मेरो छोरो, तेरो हृदय बुद्धिमानी छ भने मेरो हृदय पनि प्रसन्‍न हुने छ ।
16 And my reins shall exult when thy lips speak what is equitable.
तेरो ओठले जे ठिक छ, त्यही बोल्दा मेरो अन्तस्करण रमाउने छ ।
17 Let not thy heart be envious against sinners; but [remain] in the fear of the lord all the time.
तेरो हृदयलाई पापीहरूको ईर्ष्या गर्न नदे, तर दिनैभरि परमप्रभुको भयमा लागिराख् ।
18 For surely there is a future, and thy hope will not be cut off.
निश्‍चय नै एउटा भविष्य छ, र तेरो आशा निराश हुने छैन ।
19 Hear thou, my son, and become wise, and guide thy heart on the right way.
हे मेरो छोरो, सुन् र बुद्धिमान् हो, अनि तेरो हृदयलाई सुमार्गमा लगा ।
20 Be not among those that drink wine immoderately, among those that over-indulge in eating flesh:
मातेकाहरू वा धेरै मासु हुसर्नेहरूसित सङ्गत नगर्,
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth a man in rags.
किनकि मतवाला र घिचुवाहरू गरिब बन्छन्, र यस्तो लट्ठ्याइले तिनीहरूलाई झुत्रे बनाउँछ ।
22 Hearken unto thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother although she be old.
तँलाई जन्म दिने बुबाको कुरा सुन्, र तेरी आमा वृद्ध हुँदा उनलाई तुच्छ नठान् ।
23 Buy the truth and sell it not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
सत्यलाई किन्, र त्यसलाई नबेच् । बुद्धि, अर्ती र समझशक्तिलाई किन् ।
24 The father of the righteous will be greatly glad, and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy through him.
धर्मात्माको बुबा अत्यन्तै आनन्दित हुने छ, र बुद्धिमान् छोरोलाई जन्म दिने मानिस त्यसमा प्रसन्‍न हुने छ ।
25 Let [then] thy father and thy mother rejoice, and let her that hath born thee be glad.
तेरा बुबा र आमा प्रसन्‍न होऊन्, अनि तँलाई जन्म दिने आनन्दित होऊन् ।
26 Give, my son, thy heart unto me, and let thy eyes watch my ways.
हे मेरो छोरो, मलाई तेरो हृदय दे, र तेरा आँखाले मेरा मार्गहरू हेरून् ।
27 For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a strange woman is a narrow well.
किनभने वेश्या एउटा गहिरो खाडल हो, र अनैतिक स्‍त्री एउटा साँघुरो इनार हो ।
28 She also lieth in wait like a robber, and she increaseth the treacherous among men.
त्यो चोरझैँ ढुकिबस्छे, र त्यसले मानिसहरूका बिचमा विश्‍वासघातीहरूको सङ्ख्या बढाउँछे ।
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath quarrels? who hath complaints? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
कोसित कष्‍ट छ? कोसित शोक छ? कोसित कलह छ? कोसित गुनासो छ? कोसित विनाकारण चोट छ? कसका आँखा राताराता छन्?
30 They that tarry late over the wine: they that come to seek for mixed drink.
तिनीहरूकै जो धेरै मद्य पिउँछन्, जसले मिश्रित मद्य पिउँछन् ।
31 Do not look on the wine when it looketh red, when it giveth its color in the cup, when it glideth down so readily.
मद्य रातो हुँदा, कचौरामा त्यसको फिँज उठ्दा र त्यो सहजै उँधो जाँदा त्यसलाई नहेर् ।
32 At the last it will bite like a serpent, and like a basilisk will it sting.
अन्त्यमा त्यसले सर्पले झैँ डस्छ, र गोमनले झैँ विष हालिदिन्छ ।
33 Thy eyes will see strange forms, and thy heart will speak perverse things.
तेरा आँखाहरूले अनौठा कुराहरू देख्‍ने छन्, र तेरो मनले टेडा कुराहरू व्यक्त गर्ने छन् ।
34 And thou wilt be like one that lieth down in the heart of the sea, or as he that lieth on the top of a mast.
तँ महासमुद्रमा सुतिरहने व्यक्तिझैँ वा मस्तुलको डोरीको मास्तिर बस्‍नेझैँ हुने छ ।
35 “They smote me, [but] I suffered no pain; they struck me hard, [but] I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will continue to seek it again.”
तैँले भन्‍ने छस्, “तिनीहरू मलाई हिर्काए, तर मलाई चोट लागेन ।” तिनीहरूले मलाई पिटे, तर मलाई यसको अनुभूति भएन । म कहिले ब्युँझने छु? म अर्को चुस्की खोज्ने छु ।”

< Proverbs 23 >