नीतिसूत्रे 30
1 १ याकेचा मुलगा आगूर याची वचने म्हणजे देववाणी आहेत. त्या पुरुषाने इथीएलाला, इथीएलाने उकालाला सांगितले,
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the burden. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
Surely I am brutish, unlike a man, and have not the understanding of a man;
And I have not learned wisdom, that I should have the knowledge of the Holy One.
4 ४ आकाशापर्यंत चढून कोण गेला आहे आणि खाली उतरला आहे? कोणी वाऱ्याला आपल्या ओंजळीत एकवटून घेतला आहे? कोणी आपल्या कपड्यात जलाशय बांधून ठेवला आहे? पृथ्वीच्या सर्व सीमा कोणी स्थापिल्या आहेत? त्याचे नाव काय किंवा त्याच्या मुलाचे नाव काय? खात्रीने ते तुला माहित आहे काय?
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Every word of God is tried; He is a shield unto them that take refuge in Him.
Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die:
8 ८ पोकळ गर्व आणि लबाड्या माझ्यापासून दूर कर; मला खूप श्रीमंत किंवा खूप गरीब करू नकोस. मला आवश्यक तेवढेच अन्न दे.
Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;
9 ९ माझी जर अतीतृप्ती झाली तर मी तुला नाकारीन आणि परमेश्वर कोण आहे? असे म्हणेन; मी जर दरिद्री राहिलो तर मी कदाचित् चोरी करेन. आणि माझ्या देवाच्या नामाची निंदा करेन.
Lest I be full, and deny, and say: 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.
10 १० सेवकाची निंदानालस्ती त्याच्या धन्याजवळ करू नको, करशील तर तो तुला शिव्याशाप देईल आणि तू अपराधी ठरशील.
Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
There is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 १४ गरीबांना पृथ्वीतून व गरजवंताना मनुष्यामधून खाऊन टाकायला, जिचे दात तलवारीसारखे व जिच्या दाढा सुऱ्यांसारख्या आहेत अशी एक पिढी आहे.
There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15 १५ जळवेच्या दोन मुली आहेत, त्या दे, व दे अशा ओरडतात. तीन गोष्टी कधीही समाधानी नसतात, चार गोष्टी, कधीही पुरे म्हणत नाही.
The horseleech hath two daughters: 'Give, give.' There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not: 'Enough':
16 १६ मृत्यूची जागा, वांझ उदर, पाण्याने तहानलेली पृथ्वी आणि जो अग्नी पुरे कधी म्हणत नाही. (Sheol h7585)
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith not: 'Enough.' (Sheol h7585)
17 १७ जो डोळा पित्याची चेष्टा करतो, किंवा त्याच्या आईची आज्ञा पाळणे तुच्छ मानतो, त्यांचे डोळे खोऱ्यातले डोमकावळे टोचून बाहेर काढतील आणि त्यास गिधडाची पिल्ले खाऊन टाकतील.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it.
There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 १९ आकाशात उडणाऱ्या गरुडाचा मार्ग; दगडावर चालणाऱ्या सापाचा मार्ग, समुद्राच्या हृदयात जाणाऱ्या जहाजाचा मार्ग, आणि तरुण स्त्रीबरोबर पुरुषाच्या संबंधाचा मार्ग,
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 'I have done no wickedness.'
For three things the earth doth quake, and for four it cannot endure:
For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food;
For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the crags;
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The spider thou canst take with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:
The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
33 ३३ कारण जसे दूध घुसळण्याने लोणी निघते, आणि नाक पिळण्याने रक्त निघते, तसे राग चेतवल्याने भांडणे निर्माण होतात.
For the churning of milk bringeth forth curd, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
