सभोपदेशक 10
1 १ मरी हुई मक्खियों के कारण गंधी का तेल सड़ने और दुर्गन्ध आने लगता है; और थोड़ी सी मूर्खता बुद्धि और प्रतिष्ठा को घटा देती है।
Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom — By reason of honour — a little folly!
The heart of the wise [is] at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.
And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He [is] a fool.'
4 ४ यदि हाकिम का क्रोध तुझ पर भड़के, तो अपना स्थान न छोड़ना, क्योंकि धीरज धरने से बड़े-बड़े पाप रुकते हैं।
If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,
He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.
I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.
10 १० यदि कुल्हाड़ा थोथा हो और मनुष्य उसकी धार को पैनी न करे, तो अधिक बल लगाना पड़ेगा; परन्तु सफल होने के लिये बुद्धि से लाभ होता है।
If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom [is] advantageous to make right.
If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.
Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] folly, And the latter end of his mouth [Is] mischievous madness.
14 १४ मूर्ख बहुत बातें बढ़ाकर बोलता है, तो भी कोई मनुष्य नहीं जानता कि क्या होगा, और कौन बता सकता है कि उसके बाद क्या होनेवाला है?
And the fool multiplieth words: 'Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'
The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.
17 १७ हे देश, तू धन्य है जब तेरा राजा कुलीन है; और तेरे हाकिम समय पर भोज करते हैं, और वह भी मतवाले होने को नहीं, वरन् बल बढ़ाने के लिये!
Happy art thou, O land, When thy king [is] a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
19 १९ भोज हँसी खुशी के लिये किया जाता है, और दाखमधु से जीवन को आनन्द मिलता है; और रुपयों से सब कुछ प्राप्त होता है।
For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.
20 २० राजा को मन में भी श्राप न देना, न धनवान को अपने शयन की कोठरी में श्राप देना; क्योंकि कोई आकाश का पक्षी तेरी वाणी को ले जाएगा, और कोई उड़नेवाला जन्तु उस बात को प्रगट कर देगा।
Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.
