Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And he that reeleth with it is not wise.
दाखमद्य खिल्ली उडाउने कुरो हो र मदिराचाहिँ कचिङ्गाल मच्चाउने कुरो हो । मदिराद्वारा बहकाइने कोही पनि बुद्धिमान् हुँदैन ।
2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; He who provoketh him sinneth against himself.
राजाको डर गर्जिरहेको जवान सिंहको डरजस्तै हुन्छ । तिनलाई रिस उठाउनेले आफ्नो जीवन गुमाउँछ ।
3 It is an honor to a man to cease from strife; Bur every fool rusheth into it.
द्वन्द्वलाई हटाउनु हरेकको लागि आदर हो, तर हरेक मूर्खचाहिँ तर्क-वितर्कमा फस्छ ।
4 The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
अल्छेले शरद् ऋतुमा जोत्दैन । त्यसले कटनीको बेला फसल खोज्छ, तर केहीँ पाउने छैन ।
5 A design in the heart of a man is like deep waters; But a man of understanding draweth it out.
मानवीय हृदयमा भएको उद्धेश्य गहिरो पानीजस्तै हो, तर समझशक्ति भएको मानिसले यसलाई बाहिर निकाल्ने छ ।
6 Many will proclaim their own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
धैरेले आफू भक्त भएको घोषणा गर्छन्, तर कसले विश्वासयोग्य जन पाउन सक्छ?
7 He who walketh in his integrity is a righteous man; Happy will be his children after him!
धर्मात्मा आफ्नो सत्यनिष्ठामा चल्छ, र त्यसलाई पछ्याउने त्यसका छोराहरू आशिषित् हुने छन् ।
8 The king, sitting upon the throne of judgment, Scattereth with his eyes all the wicked like chaff.
न्यायको काम गर्दै सिंहासनमा बस्ने राजाले आफ्नो सामु भएका सबै खराबी आफ्नै आँखाले केलाउँछन् ।
9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart clean; I am free from my sin?”
कसले भन्न सक्छ, “मैले मेरो हृदय शुद्ध राखेको छु । म मेरो पापबाट सफा छु?”
10 Divers weights and divers measures, —Both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
नमिल्ने नापहरू असमान ढकहरू दुवैलाई परमप्रभु घृणा गर्नुहुन्छ ।
11 Even in childhood one maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his actions will be pure and right.
एउटा बालकलाई पनि त्यसका गतिविधिहरूबाट त्यसको आचरण शुद्ध र सोझो छ कि छैन भनेर चिनिन्छ ।
12 The ear that heareth, and the eye that seeth, —The LORD made them both.
सुन्ने कान र देख्ने आँखा दुवैलाई परमप्रभुले बनाउनुभयो ।
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
निद्रालाई प्रेम नगर्, नत्रता तँ दरिद्र हुने छस् । तेरा आँखा खोल्, र तँसित खानलाई प्रशस्त हुने छ ।
14 “Bad! bad!” saith the buyer; But when he hath gone his way, then he boasteth.
“यो खराब छ, यो खराब छ,” ग्राहकले भन्छ, तर पर पुगेपछि त्यसले घमण्ड गर्छ ।
15 There is gold and abundance of pearls; But the lips of knowledge are a precious vase.
सुन छ, र प्रशस्त महङ्गा मणिहरू छन्, तर ज्ञानको ओठ बहुमूल्य रत्न हो ।
16 Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
परदेशीको जमानी बस्नेको खास्टो पनि खोस्नू, र त्यसले अनैतिक स्त्रीको लागि यसो गरेको भए त्यो धरौटी राख्नू ।
17 The bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
छलद्वारा प्राप्त रोटीको स्वाद मिठो होला, तर पछि त्यसको मुखभरि रोडा हालेसरह हुन्छ ।
18 Purposes are established by counsel; Therefore with good advice make war.
सरसल्लाहद्वारा योजनाहरू स्थापित हुन्छन्, र बुद्धिमान् मार्ग-दर्शनद्वारा मात्र तैँले लडाइँ लड् ।
19 He who goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore associate not with him who keepeth open his lips.
कुरौटेले गुप्त कुराहरू बाहिर ल्याउँछ । त्यसैले धेरै कुरा गर्ने मानिसहरूसित सङ्गत नगर् ।
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in midnight darkness.
कसैले आफ्नो बुबा वा आफ्नी आमालाई सराप्यो भने निस्पट्ट अन्धकारमा त्यसो बत्ती निभाइने छ ।
21 A possession may be gotten hastily in the beginning, But in the end it will not be blessed.
सुरुमा झट्टै प्राप्त गरेको पैतृक-सम्पत्तिले अन्त्यमा थोरै भलाइ गर्ने छ ।
22 Say not thou, “I will repay evil;” Wait on the LORD, and he will help thee.
यसो नभन्, “म यस खराबीको बदला लिने छु ।” परमप्रभुको प्रतीक्षा गर्, र उहाँले तँलाई छुटकारा दिनुहुने छ ।
23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false balance is not good.
परमप्रभुले असमान ढकहरूलाई घृणा गर्नुहुन्छ, र बेइमान तराजुहरू ठिक होइनन् ।
24 A man's steps are from the LORD; How, then, can a man understand his way?
मानिसका कदमहरू परमप्रभुद्वारा निर्देशित हुन्छन् भने तब त्यसले कसरी आफ्नो मार्ग बुझ्न सक्ला त?
25 It is a snare to a man to utter a vow rashly, And after vows to consider.
“यो कुरो पवित्र छ,” भनी हतारमा भन्ने र भाकल गरिसकेपछि मात्र त्यसको बारेमा सोच्नु मानिसको लागि पासो हुन्छ ।
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked like chaff, And bringeth over them the wheel.
बुद्धिमान् राजाले दुष्टहरूलाई पन्साउँछन्, र तिनले अन्न चुट्ने चक्काले तिनीहरूलाई प्रहार गर्छन् ।
27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Which searcheth all the inner chambers of his body.
मानिसको आत्मा परमप्रभुको बत्ती हो जसले त्यसका भित्री भागहरूको खोजी गर्छ ।
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king; Yea, his throne is upholden by mercy.
करारको विश्वसनीयता र भरोसाले राजालाई जोगाउँछ । प्रेमद्वारा नै तिनको सिंहासन सुरक्षित हुन्छ ।
29 The glory of young men is their strength, And the beauty of old men is the gray head.
युवाहरूको महिमा तिनीहरूको शक्ति हो, र पाकाहरूको शोभा तिनीहरूको फुलेको कपाल हो ।
30 Wounding stripes are the remedy for a bad man; Yea, stripes which reach to the inner chambers of the body.
चोट लगाउने मुक्काले खराबीलाई साफ गर्छ, र पिटाइले भित्री भागहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्छ ।
