नीतिसूत्रे 18
1 १ जो कोणी आपणास वेगळा करतो तो स्वतःची इच्छा पूर्ण करायला पाहतो; आणि तो सर्व स्वस्थ सुज्ञतेविरूद्ध लढतो.
An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels, and they go down into a person's innermost parts.
One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
The name of YHWH is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
17 १७ जो सुरुवातीला आपली बाजू मांडतो तो बरोबर आहे असे वाटते, पण त्याचा प्रतिस्पर्धी येऊन त्यास प्रश्र विचारतो.
He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
19 १९ दुखवलेल्या भावाची समजूत घालणे हे बळकट तटबंदी असलेले शहर जिंकण्यापेक्षा कठीण आहे. आणि भांडणे राजवाड्याच्या अडसरासारखे आहेत.
A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of YHWH.
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24 २४ जो कोणी पुष्कळ मित्र करतो तो आपल्याच नाशासाठी ते करतो, परंतु एखादा असा मित्र असतो की तो आपल्या भावापेक्षाही आपणांस धरून राहतो.
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
