नीतिसूत्रे 22
More choice, is a name, than great riches, beyond silver and gold, is pleasant grace.
The rich and the poor, meet together, the maker of them all, is Yahweh.
A prudent man, seeth calamity, and hideth himself, but, the simple, pass on, and suffer.
The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.
Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse, —he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.
6 ६ मुलाने ज्या मार्गात चालावे त्याचे शिक्षण त्यास दे, आणि जेव्हा तो मोठा होईल तेव्हा त्या मार्गांपासून तो मागे फिरणार नाही.
Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.
7 ७ श्रीमंत गरीबावर अधिकार गाजवितो, आणि जो कोणी एक उसने घेतो तो कोणा एका उसने देणाऱ्यांचा गुलाम आहे.
The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, —and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed, —because he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!
The eyes of Yahweh, watch over knowledge, therefore hath he overturned the words of the treacherous.
Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.
14 १४ व्यभिचारी स्त्रियांचे तोंड खोल खड्डा आहे; ज्या कोणाच्याविरूद्ध परमेश्वराचा कोप भडकतो तो त्यामध्ये पडतो.
A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.
Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.
16 १६ जो कोणी आपली संपत्ती वाढविण्यासाठी गरीबावर जुलूम करतो, किंवा जो धनवानाला भेटी देतो, तोही गरीब होईल.
He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
18 १८ कारण ती जर तू आपल्या अंतर्यामात ठेवशील, आणि ती सर्व तुझ्या ओठावर तयार राहतील. तर किती बरे होईल.
For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.
That in Yahweh may be thy trust, I have made them known to thee to-day, even to thee.
Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge:
21 २१ या सत्याच्या वचनाचे विश्वासूपण तुला शिकवावे, ज्याने तुला पाठवले त्यास विश्वासाने उत्तरे द्यावीत म्हणून नाहीत काय?
To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.
24 २४ जो कोणी एक व्यक्ती रागाने राज्य करतो त्याची मैत्री करू नकोस, आणि जो कोणी संतापी आहे त्याच्याबरोबर जाऊ नकोस.
Do not have friendship with one given to anger, and, with a wrathful man, shall thou not enter in:
Lest thou learn his ways, and take a snare to thy soul.
Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:
27 २७ जर तुझ्याकडे कर्ज फेडण्यास काही नसले, तर त्याने तुमच्या अंगाखालून तुझे अंथरुण का काढून घ्यावे?
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?
Do not move back the ancient boundary, which thy father’s made.
29 २९ जो आपल्या कामात तरबेज अशा मनुष्यास तू पाहिले आहे का? तो राजासमोर उभा राहील; तो सामान्य लोकांसमोर उभा राहणार नाही.
Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.
