ಪ್ರಸಂಗಿ 10
1 ೧ ಸತ್ತ ನೊಣಗಳಿಂದ ಗಂಧದತೈಲವು ಕೊಳೆತು ನಾರುವುದು. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಹುಚ್ಚುತನವು ಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಘನತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕೆಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
Dead flies can make perfumed oil smell bad. Likewise a little foolishness outweighs great wisdom and honor.
The mind of the wise person chooses the right side, but the mind of the fool goes left!
Just the way that fools walk down the road shows they have no sense, making clear to everyone their stupidity.
If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.
I also realized there's another evil here on earth: rulers make a big mistake
when they put fools in high positions, while those who are richly qualified are put in low positions.
I've seen slaves riding on horseback, while princes walk on the ground like slaves.
If you dig a pit, you could fall in. If you knock down a wall, you could be bitten by a snake.
If you quarry stone, you could be injured. If you split logs, you could be hurt.
10 ೧೦ ಮೊಂಡು ಕೊಡಲಿಯ ಬಾಯಿಯನ್ನು ಮಸೆಯದಿದ್ದರೆ ಅವನು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಬಲವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಯೋಗಿಸಬೇಕು. ಕಾರ್ಯಸಿದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಜ್ಞಾನವೇ ಸಾಧನ.
If your ax is blunt and you don't sharpen it, you have to use a lot more force. Conclusion: being wise brings good results.
If the snake bites the snake charmer before it's charmed, there's no benefit to the snake charmer!
Wise words are beneficial, but fools destroy themselves by what they say.
Fools begin by saying foolish things, and end up talking evil nonsense.
14 ೧೪ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಮುಂದೆ ಆಗುವುದನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯನು. ತಾನು ಕಾಲವಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೀಗೆಯೇ ಆಗುವುದೆಂದು ಅವನು ಯಾರಿಂದ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಾನು? ಅಜ್ಞಾನಿಯ ಮಾತುಗಳೋ ಬಹಳ.
Fools talk on and on, however no one knows what's going to happen, so who can say what the future holds?
Work makes fools so worn out they can't achieve anything.
You're in trouble if the king of your country is young, and if your leaders are busy feasting from early morning.
17 ೧೭ ದೇಶದ ಅರಸನು ಕುಲೀನನಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ, ಪ್ರಭುಗಳು ಅಮಲಿಗಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಆದರೆ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಾಗಿ ಸಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಊಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕುಳಿತರೆ ನಿನಗೆ ಭಾಗ್ಯವೇ!
You're fortunate if your king comes from a noble family, and your leaders feast at the proper time to give themselves energy, and not to get drunk.
Lazy people let their roofs collapse; idle people don't repair their leaky houses.
A good meal brings pleasure; wine makes life pleasant; money provides for all needs.
20 ೨೦ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅರಸನನ್ನು ದೂಷಿಸದಿರು. ಮಲಗುವ ಕೋಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಧನಿಕನನ್ನು ಬಯ್ಯದಿರು. ಆಕಾಶದ ಹಕ್ಕಿಯು ಆ ಶಬ್ದವನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟಿಸುವವು; ಪಕ್ಷಿಯು ಆ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವುದು.
Don't talk badly about the king, not even in your thoughts. Don't talk badly about leaders, even in the privacy of your bedroom. A bird may hear what you say and fly away to tell them.
