उपदेशक 10
1 १ जसे मरण पावलेल्या माशा गंध्याचे सुगंधी तेल दुर्गंधीत करतात. त्याचप्रमाणे थोडासा मूर्खपणा खूपशा शहाणपणाचा आणि सन्मानाचा नाश करू शकतो.
[A few] dead flies in [a bottle of] perfume cause [all] the perfume to stink. Similarly [SIM], a small amount of acting foolishly can have a greater effect than acting wisely.
If people think sensibly, it will lead them to do what is right; if they think foolishly, it causes them to do what is wrong.
Even while foolish people walk along the road, they show that they do not have good sense; they show everyone that they are not wise.
4 ४ तुमचे वरिष्ठ तुमच्यावर रागावले आहेत म्हणून तुम्ही तुमची कामे सोडू नका. शांत राहिल्याने मोठा असह्य संताप शांत होतो.
Do not quit working for a ruler when he is angry with you; if you remain calm, he will [probably] stop being angry.
There is something [else] that I have seen here on this earth, something that rulers sometimes do that is wrong/inappropriate:
They appoint foolish people to have important positions, while they appoint rich [people] to have unimportant positions.
7 ७ मी दासास घोड्यावरून जाताना पाहिले, आणि जे यशस्वी लोक होते त्यांना दासाप्रमाणे जमिनीवरून चालताना पाहिले.
They allow slaves [to ride] on horses [like rich people usually do], [but] they force officials to walk [like slaves usually do].
8 ८ जो कोणी खड्डा खणतो, तोच त्यामध्ये पडू शकतो आणि जो कोणी भिंत तोडून टाकतो त्यास साप चावण्याची शक्यता असते.
[It is possible that] those who dig pits will fall into one of those pits. [It is possible that] someone who tears down a wall will be bitten by a snake [that is in that wall].
If you work in a quarry, [it is possible that] a stone [will fall on you and] injure you. [It is possible that] men who split logs will be injured by one of those logs.
10 १० लोखंडी हत्यार बोथटले व त्यास धार लावली नाही तर अधिक जोर लावावा लागतो. परंतु कार्य साधण्यासाठी ज्ञान उपयोगाचे आहे.
If your axe is not sharp [DOU], you will need to work harder [to cut down a tree], but by being wise, you will succeed.
If a snake bites a man before he charms/tames it, his ability to charm snakes will not benefit him.
Wise people say [MTY] what is sensible, and because of that, people honor them; but foolish people are destroyed by what they say [MTY].
13 १३ त्याच्या मुखाच्या वचनांचा प्रारंभ मूर्खपणा असतो. आणि त्याच्या भाषणाचा शेवट अपाय करणारे वेडेपण असते.
When foolish people start to talk, they say things that are foolish, and they end by saying things that are both wicked and foolish.
14 १४ मूर्ख वचने वाढवून सांगतो, पण पुढे काय येणार आहे हे कोणाला माहित नाही. त्याच्यामागे काय होईल ते त्यास कोण सांगेल?
They talk (too much/without ceasing). None of us knows what will happen in the future, or what will happen after we die.
Foolish people become [so] exhausted by the work that they do that they are unable to find the road to their town/homes.
16 १६ हे देशा, तुझा राजा जर बालकासारखा असला, आणि तुझे अधिपती सकाळी मेजवाणीला सुरवात करतात तर तुझी केवढी दुर्दशा!
Terrible things will happen to the people of a nation whose ruler is a foolish young man, and whose [other] leaders continually eat, all day long, every day.
17 १७ पण जेव्हा तुझा राजा उच्चकुलीनांचा मुलगा आहे, आणि तुझे अधिपती नशेसाठी नाहीतर शक्तीसाठी सुसमयी जेवतात तेव्हा तुझा देश आनंदीत आहे.
[But] a nation will prosper if its ruler is from a (noble/well-educated) family, and if its [other] leaders feast [only] at the proper times, and [if they eat and drink only] to be strong, not to become drunk.
18 १८ जर एखादा मनुष्य कामाच्या बाबतीत खूप आळशी असेल तर त्याचे घर गळायला लागेल आणि त्याचे छत कोसळून पडेल.
Some men are very lazy [and do not repair the rafters], with the result that the rafters sag [and collapse]; and if they do not repair the roof, water will leak into the house [when it rains].
19 १९ लोक हसण्याकरता मेजवाणी तयार करतात, द्राक्षरस जीवन आनंदीत करतो. आणि पैसा प्रत्येकगोष्टीची गरज पुरवतो.
Eating food and drinking wine causes us to laugh and be happy, [but] we are able to enjoy those things only if we have money [to buy them].
20 २० तू आपल्या मनातही राजाला शाप देऊ नको. आणि श्रीमंताला आपल्या झोपण्याच्या खोलीतही शाप देऊ नको. कारण आकाशातले पाखरू तुझे शब्द घेऊन जाईल, आणि जे काही पक्षी आहेत ते गोष्टी पसरवतील.
Do not even think about cursing the king, or cursing rich [people, even] when you are [alone] in your bedroom, because [it is possible that] a little bird will hear [what you are saying], [and] tell those people what you said [about them].
