Proverbs 23
1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
तँ खानलाई शासकसित बस्दा तेरो सामु राखिएको खानेकुरालाई होसियारीपूर्वक अवलोकन गर् ।
2 put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
तँ धेरै खाने खन्चुवा हो भने तेरो घाँटीमा चक्कु राख् ।
3 Do not be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful food.
तिनको स्वादिष्ट खानेकुराको लालसा नगर्, किनकि यो झुटको खाना हो ।
4 Do not weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
धन-सम्पत्ति कमाउन धेरै नघोट्टी । कहिले बन्द गर्ने भनी थाहा पाउन बुद्धिमानी बन् ।
5 Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
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 Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:
दुष्ट आँखा भएको मानिसको भोजन नखा, र त्यसको स्वादिष्ट खानेकुराको लालसा नगर् ।
7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink." he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
किनकि त्यो भोजनको मूल्य गिन्ती गर्ने मानिस हो । त्यसले भन्छ, “खाऊ र पिऊ ।” तर त्यसको हृदय तँसित हुँदैन ।
8 The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.
तैँले खाएको थोरै खानेकुरा पनि तैँले बान्ता गर्ने छस्, र तैँले तेरो तारिफलाई त्यसै खेर जान दिनेछस् ।
9 Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
मूर्खले सुन्ने गरी नबोल्, किनकि त्यसले तेरा वचनहरूको बुद्धिलाई तुच्छ ठान्ने छ ।
10 Do not move the ancient boundary stone. Do not encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
प्राचीन साँध-सिमानाको ढुङ्गो नहटा वा अनाथहरूको खेतबारी नमिच् ।
11 for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
किनभने तिनीहरूका उद्धारकर्ता शक्तिशाली हुनुहुन्छ, र उहाँले तेरो विरुद्धमा तिनीहरूको मुद्दा लड्नुहुने छ ।
12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
तेरो हृदयलाई अर्तीतिर लगा, र तेरा कानलाई ज्ञानका वचनहरूमा लगा ।
13 Do not withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
बच्चाबाट अर्तीलाई नरोक्, किनकि तैँले त्यसलाई अनुशासनमा राखिस् भने त्यो मर्ने छैन ।
त्यसलाई छडी लगाउने र पातालबाट त्यसको प्राण जोगाउने तँ नै होस् । (Sheol h7585)
15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:
हे मेरो छोरो, तेरो हृदय बुद्धिमानी छ भने मेरो हृदय पनि प्रसन्न हुने छ ।
16 yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.
तेरो ओठले जे ठिक छ, त्यही बोल्दा मेरो अन्तस्करण रमाउने छ ।
17 Do not let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Jehovah all the day long.
तेरो हृदयलाई पापीहरूको ईर्ष्या गर्न नदे, तर दिनैभरि परमप्रभुको भयमा लागिराख् ।
18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
निश्चय नै एउटा भविष्य छ, र तेरो आशा निराश हुने छैन ।
19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path.
हे मेरो छोरो, सुन् र बुद्धिमान् हो, अनि तेरो हृदयलाई सुमार्गमा लगा ।
20 Do not be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:
मातेकाहरू वा धेरै मासु हुसर्नेहरूसित सङ्गत नगर्,
21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
किनकि मतवाला र घिचुवाहरू गरिब बन्छन्, र यस्तो लट्ठ्याइले तिनीहरूलाई झुत्रे बनाउँछ ।
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
तँलाई जन्म दिने बुबाको कुरा सुन्, र तेरी आमा वृद्ध हुँदा उनलाई तुच्छ नठान् ।
23 Buy the truth, and do not sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
सत्यलाई किन्, र त्यसलाई नबेच् । बुद्धि, अर्ती र समझशक्तिलाई किन् ।
24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
धर्मात्माको बुबा अत्यन्तै आनन्दित हुने छ, र बुद्धिमान् छोरोलाई जन्म दिने मानिस त्यसमा प्रसन्न हुने छ ।
25 Let your father and your mother be glad. Let her who bore you rejoice.
तेरा बुबा र आमा प्रसन्न होऊन्, अनि तँलाई जन्म दिने आनन्दित होऊन् ।
26 My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
हे मेरो छोरो, मलाई तेरो हृदय दे, र तेरा आँखाले मेरा मार्गहरू हेरून् ।
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
किनभने वेश्या एउटा गहिरो खाडल हो, र अनैतिक स्त्री एउटा साँघुरो इनार हो ।
28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
त्यो चोरझैँ ढुकिबस्छे, र त्यसले मानिसहरूका बिचमा विश्वासघातीहरूको सङ्ख्या बढाउँछे ।
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
कोसित कष्ट छ? कोसित शोक छ? कोसित कलह छ? कोसित गुनासो छ? कोसित विनाकारण चोट छ? कसका आँखा राताराता छन्?
30 Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
तिनीहरूकै जो धेरै मद्य पिउँछन्, जसले मिश्रित मद्य पिउँछन् ।
31 Do not look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
मद्य रातो हुँदा, कचौरामा त्यसको फिँज उठ्दा र त्यो सहजै उँधो जाँदा त्यसलाई नहेर् ।
32 In the end, it bites like a serpent, and poisons like a viper.
अन्त्यमा त्यसले सर्पले झैँ डस्छ, र गोमनले झैँ विष हालिदिन्छ ।
33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
तेरा आँखाहरूले अनौठा कुराहरू देख्ने छन्, र तेरो मनले टेडा कुराहरू व्यक्त गर्ने छन् ।
34 Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
तँ महासमुद्रमा सुतिरहने व्यक्तिझैँ वा मस्तुलको डोरीको मास्तिर बस्नेझैँ हुने छ ।
35 "They hit me, and I was not hurt. They beat me, and I do not feel it. When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."
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 ।”
