नीतिवचन 27
Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; for thou knowest 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 thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Better is open reproof than concealed love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
7 ७ सन्तुष्ट होने पर मधु का छत्ता भी फीका लगता है, परन्तु भूखे को सब कड़वी वस्तुएँ भी मीठी जान पड़ती हैं।
The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
As a bird that wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
Oil and perfume cause the heart to rejoice, and so do the sweet words of a friend more than one's own 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।
Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, thou must not forsake; but into thy brother's house enter not on the day of thy calamity: better is a near neighbor than a distant brother.
11 ११ हे मेरे पुत्र, बुद्धिमान होकर मेरा मन आनन्दित कर, तब मैं अपने निन्दा करनेवाले को उत्तर दे सकूँगा।
Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 १२ बुद्धिमान मनुष्य विपत्ति को आती देखकर छिप जाता है; परन्तु भोले लोग आगे बढ़े चले जाते और हानि उठाते हैं।
The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Take his garment, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.
A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
17 १७ जैसे लोहा लोहे को चमका देता है, वैसे ही मनुष्य का मुख अपने मित्र की संगति से चमकदार हो जाता है।
Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on 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।
Whoso guardeth the fig-tree will eat its fruit: so he that watcheth over his master will be honored.
As the water [showeth] to the face the [reflected] face: so doth the heart of man show itself to man.
The nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
[As] the fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man [proved] according to his praise.
Though thou shouldst pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly 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;
Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for 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;
When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a 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 thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.
