Proverbs 14
1 Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
१सुज्ञ स्त्री आपले घर बांधते, पण मूर्ख स्त्री आपल्या स्वतःच्या हाताने ते खाली पाडते.
2 By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
२जो सरळपणे चालतो तो परमेश्वराचे भय धरतो, पण जो कोणी आपल्या मार्गात अप्रामाणिक आहे तो त्यास तुच्छ मानतो.
3 Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
३मूर्खाच्या मुखातून त्याच्या गर्वाची काठी निघते, पण सुज्ञाची वाणी त्याची जोपासना करते.
4 If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
४गुरेढोरे नसले तर गोठा स्वच्छ राहतो, पण बैलाच्या बलाने विपुल पिक येऊ शकते.
5 Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
५विश्वासू साक्षीदार खोटे बोलत नाही, पण खोटा साक्षीदार मुखाने लबाड्या करतो.
6 Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
६निंदक ज्ञानाचा शोध करतो आणि काहीच मिळत नाही, पण जो कोणी बुद्धिमान आहे त्यास ज्ञान मिळवणे सोपे आहे.
7 Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
७मूर्ख मनुष्यापासून दूर जा, कारण त्याच्या वाणीत तुला काही ज्ञान सापडणार नाही.
8 Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
८शहाण्याने आपले मार्ग समजणे यामध्ये त्याची सुज्ञता आहे, परंतु मूर्खाचे मूर्खपण कपट आहे.
9 Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
९मूर्खाला पापार्पणाचे अर्पण थट्टा वाटते, पण सरळांमध्ये परस्पर कृपा असते.
10 If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
१०हृदयाला आपल्या स्वतःच्या खेदाची जाणीव असते, आणि त्याच्या आनंदात परक्याला भाग नाही.
11 Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
११दुष्टाच्या घराचा नाश होईल, पण सरळांच्या तंबूची भरभराट होईल.
12 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
१२मनुष्यास एक मार्ग बरोबर आहे असे वाटते, पण त्याचा शेवट फक्त मरणाकडे नेतो.
13 [Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
१३हृदय हसू शकते पण तरी त्यामध्ये वेदना असतात, आणि आनंदाचा शेवट शोकात होतो.
14 Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
१४जो कोणी अविश्वासू आहे त्यास त्याच्या वागणुकीचे फळ मिळेल, पण चांगल्या मनुष्यास जे काही त्याचे आहे तेच मिळेल.
15 Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
१५भोळा प्रत्येक गोष्टीवर विश्वास ठेवतो, पण शहाणा मनुष्य आपल्या पावलांविषयी विचार करतो.
16 Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
१६शहाणा मनुष्य भय धरतो आणि वाईटापासून दूर राहतो, पण मूर्ख धिटाईने इशारा विचारात घेत नाही.
17 Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
१७शीघ्रकोपी मूर्खासारख्या गोष्टी करतो, आणि जो वाईट योजना करतो त्या मनुष्याचा द्वेष होतो.
18 Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
१८भोळ्यांना मूर्खपणाचे वतन मिळते, पण शहाणे ज्ञानाने वेढलेले असतात.
19 [Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
१९दुर्जन सज्जनापुढे नमतात, आणि नीतिमानाच्या दारापुढे दुष्ट नमतील.
20 [No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
२०गरीब मनुष्याचे स्वतःचे सोबतीसुद्धा द्वेष करतात, पण श्रीमंताला खूप मित्र असतात.
21 It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
२१जो कोणी आपल्या शेजाऱ्याचा तिरस्कार करतो तो पापी आहे, परंतु जो कोणी गरीबावर दया दाखवतो तो आनंदी आहे.
22 Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
२२जो दुष्ट योजना आखतो तो चुकीच्या मार्गाने जात नाही का? पण जो कोणी चांगले करण्याची योजना करतो, तो कराराचा विश्वास आणि विश्वसनियता स्वीकारतो.
23 If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
२३सर्व कष्टात फायदा आहे, पण जेव्हा तेथे फक्त बोलतच राहिलात, ते दारिद्र्याकडे घेऊन जाईल.
24 One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
२४शहाण्याची संपत्ती त्याचा मुकुट आहे, पण मूर्खांची मूर्खता केवळ मूर्खताच आणते.
25 By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
२५खरा साक्षी जीव वाचवतो, पण खोटा साक्षीदार लबाड्या करतो तो दगलबाज आहे.
26 Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
२६परमेश्वराच्या भयात दृढ विश्वास आहे, आणि त्याच्या मुलांसाठी ती आश्रयस्थान आहेत.
27 Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
२७परमेश्वराचे भय जीवनाचा झरा आहे, याकरिता त्यांनी मरणाच्या जाळ्यापासून दूर रहावे.
28 If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
२८प्रजावृद्धित राजाचे गौरव सापडते, पण प्रजेशिवाय राजपुत्राचा नाश आहे.
29 Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
२९सहनशील मनुष्य खूप समजदार असतो, पण शीघ्रकोपी मूर्खता उंचावतो.
30 Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
३०शांत अंतःकरण देहाचे जीवन आहे, पण मत्सराने हाडे कुजतात.
31 Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
३१जो मनुष्य गरीबांवर जुलूम करतो तो त्याच्या निर्माणकर्त्याला शाप देतो, परंतु जो गरजवंतावर दया करतो तो त्याचा सन्मान करतो.
32 Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
३२दुष्ट आपल्या वाईट कृतीने खाली आणला जातो, पण नीतिमानाला मरणाच्या वेळेसही आश्रय मिळतो.
33 Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
३३बुद्धिमानाच्या अंतःकरणात ज्ञान स्थिर असते, पण मूर्खाच्या अंतर्यामात जे असते ते कळून येते.
34 [When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
३४योग्य ते केल्याने राष्ट्राची उन्नती होते, पण पाप लोकांस कलंक आहे.
35 Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
३५शहाणपणाने वागणाऱ्या सेवकावर राजाची मर्जी असते, पण जो लज्जास्पद कृत्य करतो त्याच्यासाठी त्याचा राग आहे.
