नीतिवचन 27
Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.
2 २ तेरी प्रशंसा और लोग करें तो करें, परन्तु तू आप न करना; दूसरा तुझे सराहे तो सराहे, परन्तु तू अपनी सराहना न करना।
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 ७ सन्तुष्ट होने पर मधु का छत्ता भी फीका लगता है, परन्तु भूखे को सब कड़वी वस्तुएँ भी मीठी जान पड़ती हैं।
The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so too the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10 १० जो तेरा और तेरे पिता का भी मित्र हो उसे न छोड़ना; और अपनी विपत्ति के दिन, अपने भाई के घर न जाना। प्रेम करनेवाला पड़ोसी, दूर रहनेवाले भाई से कहीं उत्तम है।
Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
11 ११ हे मेरे पुत्र, बुद्धिमान होकर मेरा मन आनन्दित कर, तब मैं अपने निन्दा करनेवाले को उत्तर दे सकूँगा।
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12 १२ बुद्धिमान मनुष्य विपत्ति को आती देखकर छिप जाता है; परन्तु भोले लोग आगे बढ़े चले जाते और हानि उठाते हैं।
A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself. The simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge who is surety for a strange woman.
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.
He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.
17 १७ जैसे लोहा लोहे को चमका देता है, वैसे ही मनुष्य का मुख अपने मित्र की संगति से चमकदार हो जाता है।
Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 १८ जो अंजीर के पेड़ की रक्षा करता है वह उसका फल खाता है, इसी रीति से जो अपने स्वामी की सेवा करता उसकी महिमा होती है।
He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
As in water face is to face, so the heart of a man is to a man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23 २३ अपनी भेड़-बकरियों की दशा भली भाँति मन लगाकर जान ले, और अपने सब पशुओं के झुण्डों की देख-भाल उचित रीति से कर;
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
25 २५ कटी हुई घास उठा ली जाती और नई घास दिखाई देती है और पहाड़ों की हरियाली काटकर इकट्ठी की जाती है;
The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.
27 २७ और बकरियों का इतना दूध होगा कि तू अपने घराने समेत पेट भरकर पिया करेगा, और तेरी दासियों का भी जीवन निर्वाह होता रहेगा।
And then will be goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.
