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1 जसरी मरेका झिँगाहरूले अत्तरलाई दुर्गन्धित तुल्याइदिन्छन्, त्यसै गरी थोरै मूर्खताले बुद्धि र सम्मानलाई दबाइदिन सक्छ ।
Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
2 बुद्धिमान् मानिसको मन ठिक कुरातिर लाग्छ, तर मूर्खको मन बेठिक कुरातिर लाग्छ ।
The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand.
3 मूर्ख सडकमा हिँड्दा त्यसको सोचाइ अपूर्ण हुन्छ जसले त्यो मूर्ख हो भनी हरेकलाई प्रमाणित गर्छ ।
Yea, and the fool when he walketh in the way, whereas be himself is a fool, esteemeth all men fools.
4 तेरो विरुद्धमा शासकको रिस उठ्यो भने तेरो काम नछाड् । चुपचाप बसाइले ठुलो झोँकलाई पनि शान्त पार्न सक्छ ।
If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.
5 सूर्यमूनि मैले एउटा खराबी देखेको छु, जुन शासकबाट आउने एक किसिमको त्रास होः
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:
6 मूर्खहरूलाई नेतृत्वका पदहरू दिइन्छ, जब कि सफल मानिसहरूलाई तल्लो स्तरका पदहरू दिइन्छ ।
A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.
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 on the ground as servants.
8 खाडल खन्‍ने कोही पनि त्यसभित्र खस्‍न सक्छ, र कसैले पर्खाल भत्काउँदा सर्पले त्यसलाई डस्‍न सक्छ ।
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9 ढुङ्गा काट्नेलाई ढुङ्गाले नै चोट पुर्‍याउन सक्छ, र दाउरा काट्ने दाउराद्वारा नै खतरामा पर्छ ।
He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.
10 बन्चरो बोधो छ र मानिसले त्यसलाई उध्याउँदैन भने त्यसले बढी शक्तिको प्रयोग गर्नुपर्छ, तर बुद्धिले सफलताको लागि मौका उपलब्ध गराउँछ ।
If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.
11 लट्ठ्याइनअगि नै सर्पले डस्यो भने सपेरालाई केही फाइदा हुँदैन ।
If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly.
12 बुद्धिमान् मानिसका वचनहरू अनुग्रहमय हुन्छन्, तर मूर्खको ओठले त्यो आफैलाई नष्‍ट पार्छ ।
The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
13 जसरी मूर्खको मुखबाट वचनहरू प्रवाह हुन थाल्छन्, त्यसै गरी मूर्खता बाहिर आउँछ, र अन्त्यमा त्यसको मुखबाट दुष्‍ट पागलपना बाहिर निस्कन्छ ।
The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
14 मूर्खले कुराहरू बढाउँछ, तर के हुने छ भनी कसैलाई थाहा हुँदैन । त्यसको पछि के हुने छ भनी कसैले जान्दैन ।
A fool multiplieth words. A man cannot tell what hath been before him: and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
15 मूर्खहरूको परिश्रमले तिनीहरूलाई यसरी थकाउँछ, कि तिनीहरूलाई सहर जाने बाटोसमेत थाहा हुँदैन ।
The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not bow 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 land, when thy king is a child, and when the 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 is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.
18 अल्छेपनको कारण छाना भत्कन्छ, र निष्क्रिय हातको कारण घर चुहुने हुन्छ ।
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
19 मानिसहरूले हाँसोको लागि खाना तयार गर्छन्; दाखमद्यले जीवनमा आनन्द ल्याउँछ, र रुपियाँ-पैसाले दैनिक खाँचोलाई पुरा गर्छ ।
For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.
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 ।
Detract not the king, no not in thy thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in thy private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry thy voice, and he that hath wings will tell what thou hast said.

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