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1 तेरो अन्‍न पानीमा फालिदे, किनकि धेरै दिनपछि तैँले फेरि त्यसलाई भेट्टाउने छस् ।
Send your bread out on the surface of the water, and many days later you will find it again.
2 त्यसलाई सात वा आठ जना मानिससित बाँडचुँड गर्, किनकि पृथ्वीमा कस्तो किसिमका विपत्तिहरू आउँदै छन् भनी तँलाई थाहा छैन ।
Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.
3 बादलहरू पानीले भरिएका छन् भने तिनीहरू पृथ्वीमा बर्सेर आफै रित्तिन्छन्, र रुख उत्तर वा दक्षिणतिर ढल्यो भने त्यो जहाँसुकै ढले तापनि त्यो रहने छ ।
When the clouds are full they pour rain down upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the north or to the south, it stays where it fell.
4 बतासलाई हेर्नेले बिउ नछर्ला, र बादललाई हेर्नेले कटनी नगर्ला ।
The farmer who pays attention to the direction of the wind knows when not to sow, and by watching the clouds knows when not to reap.
5 जसरी तँलाई बतासको बाटो थाहा छैन, न त गर्भवती महिलाको गर्भमा बच्‍चाका हड्‍डीहरू कसरी बढ्छन् भनी थाहा छ, त्यसै गरी हरेक थोक सृष्‍टि गर्नुहुने परमेश्‍वरको कामलाई पनि तैँले बुझ्न सक्दैनस् ।
Just as you don't know how the breath of life comes to the child in its mother's womb, so you can't understand the work of God, the Creator of everything.
6 बिहान तेरो बिउ रोप् । साँझसम्म आवश्यकताअनुसार तेरो हातले काम गर्, किनकि बिहान वा साँझ, त्यो वा यो कुनचाहिँ बिउ उम्रन्छ वा दुवै राम्रा हुन्छन् भनी तँलाई थाहा छैन ।
In the morning, sow your seed. In the evening, don't stop. For you have no way of knowing which crop will grow well—one may be profitable, or the other—or maybe both.
7 उज्यालो वास्तवमै रमणीय हुन्छ, र घामलाई देख्‍न पाउनु आँखाको लागि मनोहर कुरो हो ।
How sweet it is to live in the light, to see the sun rise on another day.
8 कोही धेरै वर्षसम्म बाँच्यो भने त्यो ती सबै वर्ष प्रसन्‍न होस्, तर त्यसले आउनेवाला अन्धकार दिनहरूको बारेमा सोचोस्, किनकि त्यस्ता दिनहरू धेरै हुने छन् । हुन आउने हरेक कुरो बिलाएर जाने बाफ हुन् ।
May you live for many years, and may you enjoy them all. But remember there will many days of darkness, and all that is to come is uncertain.
9 हे जवान मानिस, तेरो युवावस्थामा आनन्द मना, र तेरो युवावस्थाको बेलामा तेरो हृदय आनन्दित होस् । तेरो हृदय र तेरा आँखाले देख्‍न सक्‍ने असल इच्छाहरूको पछि लाग् । तथापि यी सबै कुराको लागि परमेश्‍वरले तँमाथि इन्साफ ल्याउनुहुने छ भनी जान् ।
Young people, enjoy your youth! Be happy with what's good! While you're young, let your mind guide your life, and do as you think best. But remember that God will judge you for all your thoughts and actions.
10 तेरो हृदयबाट रिसलाई हटा, र तेरो शरीरमा भएको कुनै पनि दर्दलाई बेवास्ता गर्, किनकि युवावस्था र यसको शक्ति व्यर्थ हुन् ।
So don't let your mind worry, and avoid things that hurt your body. Even so, despite youth and enthusiasm, life is still so hard to understand!

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