नीतिवचन 13
Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
2 २ सज्जन अपनी बातों के कारण उत्तम वस्तु खाने पाता है, परन्तु विश्वासघाती लोगों का पेट उपद्रव से भरता है।
Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
3 ३ जो अपने मुँह की चौकसी करता है, वह अपने प्राण की रक्षा करता है, परन्तु जो गाल बजाता है उसका विनाश हो जाता है।
Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
4 ४ आलसी का प्राण लालसा तो करता है, परन्तु उसको कुछ नहीं मिलता, परन्तु कामकाजी हष्ट-पुष्ट हो जाते हैं।
People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
7 ७ कोई तो धन बटोरता, परन्तु उसके पास कुछ नहीं रहता, और कोई धन उड़ा देता, फिर भी उसके पास बहुत रहता है।
Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
[People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
12 १२ जब आशा पूरी होने में विलम्ब होता है, तो मन निराश होता है, परन्तु जब लालसा पूरी होती है, तब जीवन का वृक्ष लगता है।
When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
[People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
18 १८ जो शिक्षा को अनसुनी करता वह निर्धन हो जाता है और अपमान पाता है, परन्तु जो डाँट को मानता, उसकी महिमा होती है।
Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
19 १९ लालसा का पूरा होना तो प्राण को मीठा लगता है, परन्तु बुराई से हटना, मूर्खों के प्राण को बुरा लगता है।
It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
22 २२ भला मनुष्य अपने नाती-पोतों के लिये सम्पत्ति छोड़ जाता है, परन्तु पापी की सम्पत्ति धर्मी के लिये रखी जाती है।
When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
23 २३ निर्बल लोगों को खेती-बारी से बहुत भोजनवस्तु मिलता है, परन्तु अन्याय से उसको हड़प लिया जाता है।
[Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
24 २४ जो बेटे पर छड़ी नहीं चलाता वह उसका बैरी है, परन्तु जो उससे प्रेम रखता, वह यत्न से उसको शिक्षा देता है।
Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.
