नीतिसूत्रे 25
Here are more wise sayings/words that Solomon [wrote]. Some men who worked for Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied them [from a scroll that Solomon had written].
2 २ काही गोष्टी गुपित ठेवणे यामध्ये देवाचे गौरव आहे, पण त्या गोष्टी शोधून काढणे यामध्ये राजाचे गौरव आहे.
[We consider] God to be great because he (acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand); [we consider] kings to be great because they explain things.
[It is not possible for anyone to measure] how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise [SIM], it is not possible for us to know [all] that kings are thinking.
[If workers] burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
5 ५ त्याचप्रमाणे राजाच्या सानिध्यापासून दुष्टांना दूर कर म्हणजे त्याचे राजासन जे काही चांगले आहे त्यांनी भक्कम होईल.
[Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
When you stand in front of a king, do not try to (impress him/honor yourself) and do not (act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit; )
7 ७ कारण तुझ्यासमोर येणाऱ्या अधिपतीपुढे तुझा पाणउतारा करण्यापेक्षा, “वर येऊन बस” असे तुला म्हणावे हे अधिक चांगले आहे.
it is better if someone tells you to sit closer [to the king] than for [someone to tell you], while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important [may sit closer to the king].
8 ८ फिर्याद करायला जाण्याची घाई करू नको. ती तू केलीस तर शेवटी तुझ्या शेजाऱ्याने तुला लज्जित केले तर परिणामी काय करू असे तुला होऊन जाईल.
Do not quickly go to a court [to tell the judge about] something that you have seen, because another witness may later [say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result] you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, (what will you do?/you will not know what to do.) [RHQ]
9 ९ तुमचे आणि तुमच्या शेजाऱ्याचे वाद आपसात चर्चा करून मिटव, आणि दुसऱ्याच्या गुप्त गोष्टी उघड करू नको.
If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret [that he has told you].
If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, (you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you).
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 १२ जसे सोन्याची अंगठी किंवा दागिना शुद्ध सोन्यापासून करतात, तसाच दोष देणारा सुज्ञ ऐकणाऱ्याच्या कानांना आहे.
When a wise person rebukes/warns someone [SYN] who is willing to listen, that is [as valuable as] [SIM] a gold ring or a gold chain.
13 १३ कापणीच्या समयी जसे बर्फाचे पेय, तसा विश्वासू दूत त्यास पाठवणाऱ्याला आहे कारण तो आपल्या धन्याचा जीव गार करतो.
A messenger who (is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say) refreshes [the spirits of] his bosses who sent him like [SIM] (snow/cold water) refreshes [the ground] at the time that [people] harvest crops.
14 १४ जे लोक भेटी देण्याचे वचन देतात पण देत मात्र कधीच नाहीत, ते पाऊस न आणणारे ढग आणि वारा यांसारखे आहेत.
When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it, [that disappoints us] as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.
If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will [often] agree to do it; similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can [often] convince [others that what we say is right] [IDM].
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
Do not go to your neighbor’s house very often [to talk with him]; if you go [very] often, he will get tired of listening to you and start to hate you.
18 १८ जो कोणी मनुष्य आपल्या शेजाऱ्याविरूद्ध खोटी साक्ष देतो. जसे युद्घात सोटा, तलवार किंवा तीक्ष्ण बाण वापरतात यांसारखा तो आहे.
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 १९ संकटकाळी अविश्वासणाऱ्याच्या बोलण्यावर विश्वास ठेवणे, हे तुटलेल्या दाताने खाणे किंवा लचकलेल्या पायाने चालणे ह्यासारखे आहे.
Depending on unreliable people when you have troubles is [as bad] as [trying to eat when] you have a bad/hurting tooth or [trying to walk when] your foot is crippled.
20 २० जो कोणी दु: खी हृदयापुढे गीत गातो, तो थंड हवामानात अंगावरील कपडे काढून टाकण्यासारखा, आणि सोड्यावर टाकलेल्या शिरक्यासारखा आहे.
Singing to someone who is depressed [just causes him to feel worse]; it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day or like putting vinegar on a wound.
21 २१ तुमचा शत्रू जर भुकेला असला तर त्यास खायला अन्न दे आणि तो जर तान्हेला असला तर त्यास प्यायला पाणी दे;
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
22 २२ असे केल्याने त्याच्या मस्तकावर तू जळत्या निखाऱ्याची रास ठेवशील, आणि परमेश्वर तुम्हास त्याचे प्रतिपळ देईल.
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 २३ उत्तरेकडचा वारा पाऊस आणतो; त्याचप्रमाणे जो कोणी गुप्त गोष्टी सांगतो तो चेहरा क्रोधाविष्ट करतो.
When wind blows from the right direction, it will rain; [similarly] [SIM], if we gossip about others, that causes them to look at us very angrily.
It is better to live ([alone/by yourself]) in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is [always] nagging.
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
When a righteous/good person (gives in/yields) to wicked [people], that is [as bad] as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
People who (cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry) [are unable to defend their behavior]; that is like [having] a city without a wall around it, [with the result that no one can defend it].
