उपदेशक 10
1 जसरी मरेका झिँगाहरूले अत्तरलाई दुर्गन्धित तुल्याइदिन्छन्, त्यसै गरी थोरै मूर्खताले बुद्धि र सम्मानलाई दबाइदिन सक्छ ।
Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: [and] a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
2 बुद्धिमान् मानिसको मन ठिक कुरातिर लाग्छ, तर मूर्खको मन बेठिक कुरातिर लाग्छ ।
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
3 मूर्ख सडकमा हिँड्दा त्यसको सोचाइ अपूर्ण हुन्छ जसले त्यो मूर्ख हो भनी हरेकलाई प्रमाणित गर्छ ।
Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
4 तेरो विरुद्धमा शासकको रिस उठ्यो भने तेरो काम नछाड् । चुपचाप बसाइले ठुलो झोँकलाई पनि शान्त पार्न सक्छ ।
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.
5 सूर्यमूनि मैले एउटा खराबी देखेको छु, जुन शासकबाट आउने एक किसिमको त्रास होः
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
6 मूर्खहरूलाई नेतृत्वका पदहरू दिइन्छ, जब कि सफल मानिसहरूलाई तल्लो स्तरका पदहरू दिइन्छ ।
The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
7 मैले दासहरूले घोडा चढेको देखेको छु, र सफल मानिसहरू भुइँमा दासहरूजस्तै गरी हिँडेको देखेको छु ।
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
8 खाडल खन्ने कोही पनि त्यसभित्र खस्न सक्छ, र कसैले पर्खाल भत्काउँदा सर्पले त्यसलाई डस्न सक्छ ।
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
9 ढुङ्गा काट्नेलाई ढुङ्गाले नै चोट पुर्याउन सक्छ, र दाउरा काट्ने दाउराद्वारा नै खतरामा पर्छ ।
He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
10 बन्चरो बोधो छ र मानिसले त्यसलाई उध्याउँदैन भने त्यसले बढी शक्तिको प्रयोग गर्नुपर्छ, तर बुद्धिले सफलताको लागि मौका उपलब्ध गराउँछ ।
If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and [in that case] skill is of no advantage to a man.
11 लट्ठ्याइनअगि नै सर्पले डस्यो भने सपेरालाई केही फाइदा हुँदैन ।
If a serpent bite when there is no [charmer's] whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
12 बुद्धिमान् मानिसका वचनहरू अनुग्रहमय हुन्छन्, तर मूर्खको ओठले त्यो आफैलाई नष्ट पार्छ ।
The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
13 जसरी मूर्खको मुखबाट वचनहरू प्रवाह हुन थाल्छन्, त्यसै गरी मूर्खता बाहिर आउँछ, र अन्त्यमा त्यसको मुखबाट दुष्ट पागलपना बाहिर निस्कन्छ ।
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
14 मूर्खले कुराहरू बढाउँछ, तर के हुने छ भनी कसैलाई थाहा हुँदैन । त्यसको पछि के हुने छ भनी कसैले जान्दैन ।
A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?
15 मूर्खहरूको परिश्रमले तिनीहरूलाई यसरी थकाउँछ, कि तिनीहरूलाई सहर जाने बाटोसमेत थाहा हुँदैन ।
The labour of fools will afflict them, [as that of one] who knows not to go to the city.
16 त्यो देशलाई धिक्कार होस्, जुन देशको राजा जवान ठिटो छ, र त्यसका अगुवाहरूले बिहानैदेखि उपवास बस्न थाल्छन्!
Woe to thee, O city, whose king is young, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17 तर त्यो देश धन्यको हो, जसको राजा कुलीहरूको छोरो हो, र त्यसका अगुवाहरूले मात्नको लागि नभई शक्तिको लागि ठिक समयमा खान्छन्!
Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
18 अल्छेपनको कारण छाना भत्कन्छ, र निष्क्रिय हातको कारण घर चुहुने हुन्छ ।
By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
19 मानिसहरूले हाँसोको लागि खाना तयार गर्छन्; दाखमद्यले जीवनमा आनन्द ल्याउँछ, र रुपियाँ-पैसाले दैनिक खाँचोलाई पुरा गर्छ ।
Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
20 राजालाई नसराप्; तेरो मनमा पनि नसराप्, र तेरो सुत्ने कोठाभित्र धनी मानिसहरूलाइ नसराप् । किनकि आकाशका चराचुरुङ्गीहरूले तेरा वचनहरू लिएर जालान् । पखेटा भएकाहरूले तेरो विषयलाई फैलाउन सक्छन् ।
Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which has wings shall report thy speech.
