नीतिसूत्रे 14
Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
2 २ जो सरळपणे चालतो तो परमेश्वराचे भय धरतो, पण जो कोणी आपल्या मार्गात अप्रामाणिक आहे तो त्यास तुच्छ मानतो.
Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.
In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
6 ६ निंदक ज्ञानाचा शोध करतो आणि काहीच मिळत नाही, पण जो कोणी बुद्धिमान आहे त्यास ज्ञान मिळवणे सोपे आहे.
A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.
The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.
The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
14 १४ जो कोणी अविश्वासू आहे त्यास त्याच्या वागणुकीचे फळ मिळेल, पण चांगल्या मनुष्यास जे काही त्याचे आहे तेच मिळेल.
From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.
The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.
21 २१ जो कोणी आपल्या शेजाऱ्याचा तिरस्कार करतो तो पापी आहे, परंतु जो कोणी गरीबावर दया दाखवतो तो आनंदी आहे.
Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
22 २२ जो दुष्ट योजना आखतो तो चुकीच्या मार्गाने जात नाही का? पण जो कोणी चांगले करण्याची योजना करतो, तो कराराचा विश्वास आणि विश्वसनियता स्वीकारतो.
Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
31 ३१ जो मनुष्य गरीबांवर जुलूम करतो तो त्याच्या निर्माणकर्त्याला शाप देतो, परंतु जो गरजवंतावर दया करतो तो त्याचा सन्मान करतो.
An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.
In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
35 ३५ शहाणपणाने वागणाऱ्या सेवकावर राजाची मर्जी असते, पण जो लज्जास्पद कृत्य करतो त्याच्यासाठी त्याचा राग आहे.
The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
