नीतिवचन 18
1 १ जो दूसरों से अलग हो जाता है, वह अपनी ही इच्छा पूरी करने के लिये ऐसा करता है, और सब प्रकार की खरी बुद्धि से बैर करता है।
He who is separated seeks [his own] desire, He interferes with all wisdom.
A fool does not delight in understanding, But in uncovering his heart.
Contempt has also come with the coming of the wicked, And with shame—reproach.
The words of a man’s mouth [are] deep waters, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.
Favoring of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth calls for stripes.
The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
He also that is remiss in his work, He [is] a brother to a destroyer.
The Name of YHWH [is] a tower of strength, The righteous runs into it, and is set on high.
The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
The heart of man is high before destruction, And humility [is] before honor.
Whoever is answering a matter before he hears, It is folly to him—and shame.
The spirit of a man sustains his sickness, And who bears a struck spirit?
The heart of the intelligent gets knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
The gift of a man makes room for him, And it leads him before the great.
17 १७ मुकद्दमे में जो पहले बोलता, वही सच्चा जान पड़ता है, परन्तु बाद में दूसरे पक्षवाला आकर उसे जाँच लेता है।
The first in his own cause [seems] righteous, [But] his neighbor comes and has searched him.
The lot causes contentions to cease, And it separates between the mighty.
19 १९ चिढ़े हुए भाई को मनाना दृढ़ नगर के ले लेने से कठिन होता है, और झगड़े राजभवन के बेंड़ों के समान हैं।
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
20 २० मनुष्य का पेट मुँह की बातों के फल से भरता है; और बोलने से जो कुछ प्राप्त होता है उससे वह तृप्त होता है।
From the fruit of a man’s mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.
21 २१ जीभ के वश में मृत्यु और जीवन दोनों होते हैं, और जो उसे काम में लाना जानता है वह उसका फल भोगेगा।
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
[Whoever] has found a wife has found good, And brings out goodwill from YHWH.
The poor speaks [with] supplications, And the rich answers fierce things.
24 २४ मित्रों के बढ़ाने से तो नाश होता है, परन्तु ऐसा मित्र होता है, जो भाई से भी अधिक मिला रहता है।
A man with friends—to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
