नीतिवचन 24
Do not be envious of evil men, And do not desire to be with them.
For their heart meditates [on] destruction, And their lips speak perverseness.
A house is built by wisdom, And it establishes itself by understanding.
And the inner parts are filled by knowledge, [With] all precious and pleasant wealth.
The wise [is] mighty in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,
For you make war for yourself by plans, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
Wisdom [is] high for a fool, he does not open his mouth in the gate.
Whoever is devising to do evil, They call him a master of wicked thoughts.
The thought of folly [is] sin, And a scorner [is] an abomination to man.
You have showed yourself weak in a day of adversity, Your power is restricted,
If [from] delivering those taken to death, And you take back those slipping to the slaughter.
12 १२ यदि तू कहे, कि देख मैं इसको जानता न था, तो क्या मन का जाँचनेवाला इसे नहीं समझता? और क्या तेरे प्राणों का रक्षक इसे नहीं जानता? और क्या वह हर एक मनुष्य के काम का फल उसे न देगा?
When you say, “Behold, we did not know this.” Is the Ponderer of hearts not He who understands? And the Keeper of your soul He who knows? And He has rendered to man according to his work.
13 १३ हे मेरे पुत्र तू मधु खा, क्योंकि वह अच्छा है, और मधु का छत्ता भी, क्योंकि वह तेरे मुँह में मीठा लगेगा।
My son, eat honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb [is] sweet to your palate.
14 १४ इसी रीति बुद्धि भी तुझे वैसी ही मीठी लगेगी; यदि तू उसे पा जाए तो अन्त में उसका फल भी मिलेगा, और तेरी आशा न टूटेगी।
So [is] the knowledge of wisdom to your soul, If you have found that there is a posterity And your hope is not cut off.
15 १५ तू दुष्ट के समान धर्मी के निवास को नष्ट करने के लिये घात में न बैठ; और उसके विश्रामस्थान को मत उजाड़;
Do not lay wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting place.
16 १६ क्योंकि धर्मी चाहे सात बार गिरे तो भी उठ खड़ा होता है; परन्तु दुष्ट लोग विपत्ति में गिरकर पड़े ही रहते हैं।
For the righteous fall and rise seven [times], And the wicked stumble in evil.
Do not rejoice in the falling of your enemy, And do not let your heart be joyful in his stumbling,
Lest YHWH see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He has turned His anger from off him.
Do not fret yourself at evildoers, do not be envious at the wicked,
For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
21 २१ हे मेरे पुत्र, यहोवा और राजा दोनों का भय मानना; और उनके विरुद्ध बलवा करनेवालों के साथ न मिलना;
Fear YHWH, my son, and the king, Do not mix yourself up with changers,
For their calamity rises suddenly, And the ruin of them both—who knows!
These are also for the wise: [It] is not good to discern faces in judgment.
24 २४ जो दुष्ट से कहता है कि तू निर्दोष है, उसको तो हर समाज के लोग श्राप देते और जाति-जाति के लोग धमकी देते हैं;
Whoever is saying to the wicked, “You [are] righteous,” Peoples execrate him—nations abhor him.
And it is pleasant to those reproving, And a good blessing comes on them.
He who is returning straightforward words kisses lips.
Prepare your work in an out-place, And make it ready in the field—go afterward, Then you have built your house.
Do not be a witness against your neighbor for nothing, Or you have enticed with your lips.
29 २९ मत कह, “जैसा उसने मेरे साथ किया वैसा ही मैं भी उसके साथ करूँगा; और उसको उसके काम के अनुसार पलटा दूँगा।”
Do not say, “As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.”
I passed by near the field of a slothful man, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
31 ३१ तो क्या देखा, कि वहाँ सब कहीं कटीले पेड़ भर गए हैं; और वह बिच्छू पौधों से ढँक गई है, और उसके पत्थर का बाड़ा गिर गया है।
And behold, it has gone up—all of it—thorns! Nettles have covered its face, And its stone wall has been broken down.
And I see—I set my heart, I have seen—I have received instruction,
A little sleep—a little slumber—A little folding of the hands to lie down.
And your poverty has come [as] a traveler, And your want as an armed man!
