नीतिसूत्रे 22
(Having a good reputation/Being honored by people) is better than having a lot of money; being well respected is better than having plenty of gold or silver [DOU].
There is one thing that is true about both rich people and poor people: Yahweh is the one who created all of them.
Those who have good sense realize [that there is something] dangerous ahead, and they avoid it; those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.
The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.
Because of the things that wicked people do, [they have difficulties/troubles] that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET]; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.
6 ६ मुलाने ज्या मार्गात चालावे त्याचे शिक्षण त्यास दे, आणि जेव्हा तो मोठा होईल तेव्हा त्या मार्गांपासून तो मागे फिरणार नाही.
If you train/teach children to do what is right, all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.
7 ७ श्रीमंत गरीबावर अधिकार गाजवितो, आणि जो कोणी एक उसने घेतो तो कोणा एका उसने देणाऱ्यांचा गुलाम आहे.
Rich people rule over poor people harshly, and those who borrow money become like slaves [MET] of the people who lend [money to them].
[If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow]; [similarly], if you act unjustly, you will have disasters [MET]; and if you try to harm/oppress people [because you are angry with them], you will not be able to harm them.
[God] will bless those who are generous [IDM], those who give some of their food to poor [people].
If you get rid of those who make fun of [everything that is good], there will no more arguing or quarreling or insulting [other people].
If you always act sincerely [IDM] and always speak kindly, the king will be your friend.
Yahweh [SYN] (watches over/takes care of) [those who have] good understanding/sense, but he ruins the plans/affairs of those who always try to deceive others.
Lazy people [remain in their houses]; they say, “A lion might attack me if I go out into the street [to go to work]!”
14 १४ व्यभिचारी स्त्रियांचे तोंड खोल खड्डा आहे; ज्या कोणाच्याविरूद्ध परमेश्वराचा कोप भडकतो तो त्यामध्ये पडतो.
What (wives who commit adultery/immoral women) say [to men] [MTY] is [like] a deep pit [MET] [into which those men fall]; those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.
Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish, but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they [will] (stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should).
16 १६ जो कोणी आपली संपत्ती वाढविण्यासाठी गरीबावर जुलूम करतो, किंवा जो धनवानाला भेटी देतो, तोही गरीब होईल.
Those who oppress poor [people] in order to become rich, and those who give [a bribe] to rich [people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them], will just lose their money.
[Now] listen [MTY] to what wise [people] have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.
18 १८ कारण ती जर तू आपल्या अंतर्यामात ठेवशील, आणि ती सर्व तुझ्या ओठावर तयार राहतील. तर किती बरे होईल.
It will be good to (keep these things in your minds/always remember them), because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them [to others].
[I want you to] trust in Yahweh, and that is the reason that I am telling them to you, now.
I have written [RHQ] 30 (sayings/things that wise people have said) from which you will receive good advice and you will be able you to know [many good/useful things].
21 २१ या सत्याच्या वचनाचे विश्वासूपण तुला शिकवावे, ज्याने तुला पाठवले त्यास विश्वासाने उत्तरे द्यावीत म्हणून नाहीत काय?
From them, you will learn what is right and what is true, in order that you will be able to bring back a good report to those who sent you [to school] (OR, give a good answer [to those who ask you questions]).
[It is easy to] rob poor [people] who are helpless [and cannot defend themselves, but] never [do that]; and do not oppress in court those who are needy/afflicted,
because Yahweh will speak to defend them, and he will punish those who steal things from others—by causing them to die.
24 २४ जो कोणी एक व्यक्ती रागाने राज्य करतो त्याची मैत्री करू नकोस, आणि जो कोणी संतापी आहे त्याच्याबरोबर जाऊ नकोस.
Do not become friends with those who often become angry, and do not associate with those who cannot control their temper/anger,
because you might start to act like they do and not be able to stop doing that.
If someone borrows money, do not be one of those who promises to pay what that person owes he cannot pay it back,
27 २७ जर तुझ्याकडे कर्ज फेडण्यास काही नसले, तर त्याने तुमच्या अंगाखालून तुझे अंथरुण का काढून घ्यावे?
because if you cannot pay it back, people will surely [RHQ] [come and] take away [everything you own], even your bed.
Do not [steal some of your neighbors’ land by] removing the boundary lines/markers that your ancestors placed/set.
29 २९ जो आपल्या कामात तरबेज अशा मनुष्यास तू पाहिले आहे का? तो राजासमोर उभा राहील; तो सामान्य लोकांसमोर उभा राहणार नाही.
Know/Learn [RHQ] this about those who do their work very skillfully: They will quit working for ordinary people and will start working for kings [because the kings will want people like that to work for them].
