नीतिसूत्रे 24
Be thou not envious of bad men, and do not long to be with them.
For their heart meditateth destruction, and of mischief do their lips speak.
Through wisdom is a house built; and through understanding is it firmly established;
And through knowledge are chambers filled with all manner of precious and pleasant wealth.
A wise man is [always] in power; and a man of knowledge fortifieth [his] strength.
6 ६ कारण शहाणपणाचे मार्गदर्शन घेऊन तू युध्द चालू करू शकतो; आणि पुष्कळ सल्लागारबरोबर असल्याने विजय मिळतो.
For by wise counsel canst thou conduct thy war; and there is help in a multitude of counsellors.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: in the gate can he not open his mouth.
Him that deviseth to do evil, men call a master of wicked devices.
The counsel of folly is sin; and an abomination to men is the scorner.
If thou despond on the day of distress, thy strength is small.
11 ११ ज्या कोणाला ठार मारण्यासाठी दूर घेऊन जात असतील तर त्यांना वाचव, ज्यांच्या वधाची तयारी झाली आहे त्यांचा बचाव करण्याचा होईल तितका प्रयत्न कर.
Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back.
12 १२ जर तू म्हणशील, “तेथे! आम्हांस ह्याबद्दल काहीच माहित नव्हते.” तर तू काय म्हणतो हे जो कोणी हृदये तोलून पाहतो त्यास हे समजणार नाही का? आणि जो कोणी तुझ्या जिवाचे रक्षण करतो त्यास माहित नाही का? आणि देव प्रत्येकाला ज्याच्या त्याच्या कृतीप्रमाणे प्रतिफळ देत नाही कां?
If thou shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing.
13 १३ माझ्या मुला, मध खा, कारण तो चांगला आहे, कारण मधाच्या पोळ्यातून टिपकणारा मध तुझ्या जिभेला गोड आहे.
Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate:
14 १४ त्याचप्रमाणे ज्ञान तुझ्या जिवासाठी आहे; जर तुला ते प्राप्त झाले, तर तेथे भविष्य आहे, आणि तुझी आशा कधीही तोडली जाणार नाही.
So obtain the knowledge of wisdom for thy soul: when thou hast found her, then shall there be a [happy] future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Lie not in wait, O wicked man! against the dwelling of the righteous; waste not his resting-place;
16 १६ कारण जर कोणी मनुष्य चांगले करतो तो सात वेळा पडला तरी, तो पुन्हा उठतो, पण दुर्जनांचा संकटात विध्वंस होईल.
For though the righteous were to fall seven times, he will rise up again; but the wicked shall stumble into misfortune.
At the fall of thy enemy do not rejoice; and at his stumbling let not thy heart be glad:
Lest the Lord see it and it be displeasing in his eyes, and he turn away from him his wrath.
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious of the wicked;
For there will be no [happy] future for the bad man: the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.
21 २१ माझ्या मुला, परमेश्वराचे आणि राजाचे भय बाळग. जे त्यांच्या विरुध्द बंड करीत आहेत त्यामध्ये सामील होऊ नकोस.
My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;
22 २२ कारण त्यांच्यावर अचानक विपत्ती येईल, आणि त्यांच्या वर्षाचा नाश त्या दोघांकडून केव्हा होईल कोण जाणे?
For suddenly will their calamity arise; and who knoweth the ruin of both of them!
These things also are for the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
24 २४ जो कोणी अपराधी मनुष्यास म्हणेल, तू योग्य आहेस; तर लोक शाप देतील आणि राष्ट्रे त्यांचा द्वेष करतील.
Him that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, will the people denounce, him will nations hold accursed;
But to those that punish delight shall be given, and upon them shall come the blessing of the good.
Men will kiss the lips of him that giveth a proper answer.
Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house.
Be not without cause a witness against thy neighbor; for wouldst thou beguile with thy lips?
29 २९ “त्याने जसे मला केले तसे मी त्यास करीन. मी त्यास त्याच्या करण्याप्रमाणे भरून देईन.” असे म्हणू नको.
Say not, As he hath done to me so will I do to him: I will recompense every man according to his doing.
By the field of a slothful man I once passed along, and by the vineyard of a man void of sense:
31 ३१ तेव्हा त्या सर्वांवर काटेरी झाडे वाढली होती, त्याची जमीन खाजकुइरीने झाकली होती, आणि त्याची दगडी भिंत मोडून पडली होती.
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, nettles had covered its surface, and its stone-wall was broken down.
And when I had indeed beheld [this] I took it to my heart: I saw it, and received a warning.
“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
But then will thy poverty come like a rover; and thy wants as a man armed with a shield.
