नीतिसूत्रे 22
A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honor, and life.
Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep 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 child in the way he should go: and when he is 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 ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall end; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.
He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14 १४ व्यभिचारी स्त्रियांचे तोंड खोल खड्डा आहे; ज्या कोणाच्याविरूद्ध परमेश्वराचा कोप भडकतो तो त्यामध्ये पडतो.
The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall therein.
Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] 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 increase his [riches], [and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
18 १८ कारण ती जर तू आपल्या अंतर्यामात ठेवशील, आणि ती सर्व तुझ्या ओठावर तयार राहतील. तर किती बरे होईल.
For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21 २१ या सत्याच्या वचनाचे विश्वासूपण तुला शिकवावे, ज्याने तुला पाठवले त्यास विश्वासाने उत्तरे द्यावीत म्हणून नाहीत काय?
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send to thee?
Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24 २४ जो कोणी एक व्यक्ती रागाने राज्य करतो त्याची मैत्री करू नकोस, आणि जो कोणी संतापी आहे त्याच्याबरोबर जाऊ नकोस.
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that 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 he take away thy bed from under thee?
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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 diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
