हितोपदेश 14
1 बुद्धिमान् स्त्रीले आफ्नो घर बनाउँछे, तर मूर्ख स्त्रीले आफ्नै हातले त्यो भत्काउँछे ।
Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
2 सोझो भएर हिँड्नेले परमप्रभुको भय मान्छ, तर आफ्ना चालहरूमा बेइमान व्यक्तिले उहाँलाई तुच्छ ठान्छ ।
By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
3 मूर्खको मुखबाट त्यसको मूर्खताको हाँगा निस्कन्छ, तर बुद्धिमान्को ओठले त्यसको रक्षा गर्छ ।
Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
4 गाईवस्तु नभएको ठाउँमा भकारी खाली हुन्छ, तर गोरुको बलद्वारा प्रशस्त फसलको कटनी हुन सक्छ ।
If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
5 विश्वासयोग्य साक्षीले झुट बोल्दैन, तर झुटो साक्षीले झुटा कुराहरू निकाल्छ ।
Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
6 गिल्ला गर्नेले बुद्धिको खोजी गर्छ, तर पाउँदैन, जब कि समझदार व्यक्तिलाई ज्ञान सजिलैसित आउँछ ।
Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
7 मूर्ख मानिसबाट टाढै बस, किनकि तिमीले त्यसको ओठमा ज्ञान पाउने छैनौ ।
Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
8 समझदार मानिसको बुद्धि उसको आफ्नै मार्ग बुझ्नको लागि हो, तर मूर्खहरूको मूर्खता छल हो ।
Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
9 दोषबलि चढाइँदा मूर्खहरूले गिल्ला गर्छन्, तर सोझाहरूका बिचमा स्नेह बाँडचुँड गरिन्छ ।
Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
10 हृदयले यसको आफ्नै तिक्तता जान्दछ, र कुनै पनि परदेशीले यसको आनन्द बाँडचुँड गर्दैन ।
If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
11 दुष्ट मानिसहरूको घर नष्ट पारिने छ, तर धर्मी मानिसहरूको पालमा फलिफा हुने छ ।
Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
12 कुनै बाटो मानिसलाई सोझोजस्तै लाग्ला, तर अन्त्यमा त्यसले मृत्युमा पुर्याउँछ ।
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
13 हृदयमा हाँसो भए तापनि वेदना हुन सक्छ, र हर्षको अन्तचाहिँ शोकमा हुन सक्छ ।
[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
14 विश्वासयोग्य नभएको व्यक्तिले आफ्ना चालहरूको प्रतिफल भोग्ने छ, तर असल व्यक्तिले आफ्नो इनाम पाउने छ ।
Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
15 बेवकूफ मानिसले हरेक कुरा पत्याउँछ, तर समझदार मानिसले आफ्ना चालहरूबारे विचार गर्छ ।
Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
16 बुद्धिमान् मानिस डराएर दुष्टताबाट टाढै बस्छ, तर मूर्खले निश्चयतासाथ चेताउनीलाई खारेज गरिदिन्छ ।
Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
17 झट्ट रिसाउनेले मूर्ख कुराहरू गर्छ, र दुष्ट योजनाहरू रच्नेलाई घृणा गरिन्छ ।
Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
18 बेसमझ मानिसले मूर्खता कमाउँछ, तर समझदार मानिसले ज्ञानको मुकुट पहिरिन्छ ।
Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
19 खराब मानिसहरू असल मानिसहरूका सामु र दुष्ट मानिसहरू धर्मात्माका ढोकाहरूमा झुक्ने छन् ।
[Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
20 आफ्नै मित्रहरूबाट समेत गरिब मानिसलाई घृणा गरिन्छ, तर धनी मानिसका धेरै साथीहरू हुन्छन् ।
[No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
21 आफ्नो छिमेकीलाई हेला गर्नेले पाप गरिरहेको हुन्छ, तर गरिबलाई स्नेह देखाउने आशिषित् हुन्छ ।
It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
22 के खराब युक्ति रच्नेहरू बरालिँदैनन् र? तर असल गर्ने योजना बनाउनेहरूले करारको विश्वसनीयता र भरोसा प्राप्त गर्ने छन् ।
Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
23 सबै कडा परिश्रमले लाभ ल्याउँछ, तर कुरा मात्र गर्नाले गरिबीमा पुर्याउँछ ।
If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
24 बुद्धिमान् मानिसहरूको मुकुट तिनीहरूको सम्पत्ति हो, तर मूर्खहरूको मूर्खताले तिनीहरूमा झन् बढी मूर्खता ल्याउँछ ।
One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
25 विश्वासयोग्य साक्षीले जीवन बचाउँछ, तर झुटो साक्षीले झुटा कुराहरू ओकल्छ ।
By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
26 परमप्रभुको भय मान्नेसित बढी निश्चयता हुन्छ । त्यस मानिसको छोराछोरीका निम्ति यो सुरक्षाको एउटा बलियो स्थानझैँ हुने छ ।
Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
27 परमप्रभुको भय जीवनको फुहारा हो, जसद्वारा मानिस मृत्युका जालहरूबाट उम्कन्छ ।
Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
28 राजाको महिमा तिनका धेरै मानिसहरूको सङ्ख्यामा पाइन्छ, तर मानिसहरूविना राजकुमार नष्ट हुन्छ ।
If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
29 धैर्यवान् मानिससित ठुलो समझशक्ति हुन्छ, तर गरम मिजासको मानिसले मूर्खतालाई उचाल्छ ।
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
30 शान्त हृदय शरीरको लागि जीवन हो, तर ईर्ष्याले हड्डीहरूलाई सडाउँछ ।
Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
31 गरिबलाई थिचोमिचो गर्नेले आफ्नो सृष्टिकर्तालाई सराप्छ, तर खाँचोमा परेकाहरूलाई स्नेह देखाउनेले उहाँको आदर गर्छ ।
Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 आफ्ना खराब कामहरूद्वारा दुष्ट मानिस तल खसालिन्छ, तर धर्मात्माले मृत्युमा समेत आश्रय पाउँछ ।
Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
33 बुद्धिले विवेकीको हृदयमा बास गर्छ, र मूर्खहरूका बिचमा समेत त्यसले आफूलाई चिनाउँछ ।
Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
34 धार्मिकताले देशलाई उचाल्छ, तर पाप कुनै पनि मानिसको लागि अपमानको कुरो हो ।
[When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
35 समझदारसित काम गर्ने नोकरमाथि राजाको स्नेह हुन्छ, तर लाजमर्दो तरिकाले काम गर्नेमाथि तिनको रिस पर्छ ।
Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
