नीतिवचन 1
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
That one may learn wisdom and instruction, And receive words of understanding;
3 ३ और विवेकपूर्ण जीवन निर्वाह करने में प्रवीणता, और धर्म, न्याय और निष्पक्षता के विषय अनुशासन प्राप्त करे;
That one may gain the instruction of prudence, Justice, equity, and uprightness;
Which will give caution to the simple, To the young man wisdom and discretion;
Let the wise man hear, and he will increase his knowledge, And the man of understanding will gain wise counsels;
So as to understand a proverb and a deep maxim, The words of the wise and their dark sayings.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Hear, O my son! the instruction of thy father, And neglect not the teaching of thy mother!
For they shall be a graceful wreath for thy head, And a chain around thy neck.
My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not!
If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk secretly for him who is innocent in vain;
12 १२ हम उन्हें जीवित निगल जाए, जैसे अधोलोक स्वस्थ लोगों को निगल जाता है, और उन्हें कब्र में पड़े मृतकों के समान बना दें। (Sheol h7585)
Let us swallow them up alive, like the underworld, Yea, in full health, as those that go down into the pit; (Sheol h7585)
We shall find all kinds of precious substance, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse;”—
My son, walk thou not in their way, Refrain thy foot from their path!
For their feet run to evil, And make haste to shed blood.
For as the net is spread in vain Before the eyes of any bird,
18 १८ और ये लोग तो अपनी ही हत्या करने के लिये घात लगाते हैं, और अपने ही प्राणों की घात की ताक में रहते हैं।
So they lie in wait for their own blood; They lurk secretly for their own lives.
Such are the ways of every one greedy of unjust gain; It taketh away the life of the possessor thereof.
Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;
At the head of the noisy streets she crieth aloud; At the entrances of the gates, throughout the city, she proclaimeth her words [[saying]]:
22 २२ “हे अज्ञानियों, तुम कब तक अज्ञानता से प्रीति रखोगे? और हे ठट्ठा करनेवालों, तुम कब तक ठट्ठा करने से प्रसन्न रहोगे? हे मूर्खों, तुम कब तक ज्ञान से बैर रखोगे?
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? How long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
23 २३ तुम मेरी डाँट सुनकर मन फिराओ; सुनो, मैं अपनी आत्मा तुम्हारे लिये उण्डेल दूँगी; मैं तुम को अपने वचन बताऊँगी।
Turn ye at my reproof! Behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make known my words to you!
“Because I have called, and ye have refused, —Because I have stretched out my hand, and no one hath regarded.
Because ye have rejected all my counsel, And have slighted my rebuke, —
I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 २७ वरन् आँधी के समान तुम पर भय आ पड़ेगा, और विपत्ति बवण्डर के समान आ पड़ेगी, और तुम संकट और सकेती में फँसोगे, तब मैं ठट्ठा करूँगी।
When your fear cometh upon you like a storm. And destruction overtaketh you like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer! They will seek me early, But they shall not find me!
Because they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of the LORD, —
Because they would not attend to my counsel, And have despised all my reproof, —
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own devices;
32 ३२ क्योंकि अज्ञानियों का भटक जाना, उनके घात किए जाने का कारण होगा, और निश्चिन्त रहने के कारण मूर्ख लोग नाश होंगे;
Yea, the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the carelessness of fools shall destroy them.
But whoso hearkeneth to me shall dwell securely, And shall not be disquieted with the fear of evil.”
