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1 हृदयका योजनाहरू मानिसका हुन्, तर जिब्रोको जवाफ परमप्रभुबाट नै आउँछ ।
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
2 मानिसका सबै मार्ग उसको आफ्नै दृष्‍टिमा शुद्ध छन्, तर परमप्रभुले अभिप्रायहरू जोख्‍नुहुन्छ ।
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
3 आफ्ना कामहरू परमप्रभुमा सुम्प, र तिम्रा योजनाहरू सफल हुने छन् ।
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
4 परमप्रभुले हरेक थोक यसको आफ्नो उद्धेश्यको लागि बनाउनुभएको छ । उहाँले दुष्‍टहरूलाई समेत विनाशको दिनको लागि राख्‍नुभएको छ ।
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 अहङ्कारी हृदय भएको हरेकलाई परमप्रभु घृणा गर्नुहुन्छ, तर यो निश्‍चित छ, कि तिनीहरू दण्डविना उम्कने छैनन् ।
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6 करारको विश्‍वसनियता र भरोसाद्वारा अधर्मको प्रायश्‍चित्त हुन्छ, र परमप्रभुको भयद्वारा मानिसहरू खराबीबाट तर्कने छन् ।
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
7 जब मानिसका मार्गहरूले परमप्रभुलाई खुसी पार्छन्, तब उहाँले त्यसका शत्रुहरूलाई पनि त्यससित मिलापमा राख्‍नुहुने छ ।
When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 अन्यायसित कमाएको धेरै धन-सम्पत्तिभन्दा बरु ठिकसित कमाएको थोरै नै उत्तम हुन्छ ।
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
9 मानिसले आफ्नो हृदयमा योजना बुन्छ, तर परमप्रभुले नै त्यसका कदमहरू निर्धारण गर्नुहुन्छ ।
A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
10 राजाको ओठमा अन्तर्ज्ञानयुक्त निर्णयहरू हुन्छन् । तिनको मुखले न्यायलाई धोका दिनुहुँदैन ।
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
11 इमानदार तराजु परमप्रभुबाट आउँछ । थैलीमा भएका सबै ढक उहाँका काम हुन् ।
A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.
12 राजाले दुष्‍ट कामहरू गर्दा त्यसलाई तुच्छ ठानिनुपर्छ, किनकि ठिक गरेर नै सिंहासन स्थापित हुन्छ ।
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
13 ठिक बोल्ने ओठमा राजा आनन्दित हुन्छ, र सत्य बोल्ने व्यक्तिलाई तिनी प्रेम गर्छन् ।
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
14 राजाको क्रोध मृत्युको दूत हो, तर बुद्धिमान् मानिसले तिनको रिसलाई शान्त पार्ने कोसिस गर्छ ।
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
15 राजाको मुहारको ज्योतिमा जीवन हुन्छ, र तिनको निगाह वसन्त ऋतुमा झरी ल्याउने बादलजस्तै हो ।
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 सुनभन्दा बुद्धि प्राप्‍त गर्नु र चाँदीभन्दा समझशक्ति प्राप्‍त गर्नु उत्तम हुन्छ ।
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
17 धर्मी मानिसहरूको लोकमार्ग खराबीबाट अलग रहन्छ । आफ्नो जीवनको रक्षा गर्नेले आफ्नो मार्गको रखवाली गर्छ ।
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 विनाशअगि घमण्ड आउँछ, र पतनअगि हठी आत्मा आउँछ ।
Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 घमण्डी मानिसहरूलाई लुटको माल बाँड्नुभन्दा बरु गरिब मानिसहरूका बिचमा विनम्र हुनु उत्तम हुन्छ ।
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 सिकाइएको शिक्षामा मनन गर्नेले असल कुरो पाउने छ, र परमप्रभुमाथि भरोसा गर्नेहरू आशिषित् हुने छन् ।
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
21 हृदयमा बुद्धिमान् हुनेलाई विवेकशील भनिन्छ, र मिठा बोलीवचनले सिकाउने क्षमताको विकास गर्छ ।
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 समझशक्ति भएको व्यक्तिको लागि त्यो जीवनको फुहारा हो, तर मूर्खहरूको अर्ती नै तिनीहरूको मूर्खता हो ।
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
23 बुद्धिमान् व्यक्तिको हृदयले उसको मुखलाई अन्तर्दृष्‍टि प्रदान गर्छ, र उसको ओठमा विश्‍वसनीयता थप्छ ।
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
24 मिठा वचनहरू महका चाकाजस्ता हुन्, जुन प्राणको लागि मिठो हुन्छ, र हड्‍डीहरूका लागि चङ्गाइ हुन्छ ।
Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 कुनै बाटो मानिसलाई सिधाजस्तो लाग्ला, तर अन्त्यमा त्यसले मृत्युमा पुर्‍याउँछ ।
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 परिश्रमीको पेटले नै त्यसलाई काम गर्न लगाउँछ । त्यसको भोकले त्यसलाई अभिप्रेरित गर्छ ।
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
27 बेकम्मा मानिसले खराबीको खाल्डो खन्छ, र त्यसको बोलीवचन पोल्ने आगोझैँ हुन्छ ।
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
28 टेडो मानिसले द्वन्द्व निम्त्याउँछ, र कुरा काट्नाले घनिष्‍ठ मित्रहरूमा पनि फाटो आउँछ ।
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 हिंसा गर्ने मानिसले आफ्नो छिमेकीलाई झुट बोल्छ, र त्यसलाई बेठिक मार्गमा लैजान्छ ।
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
30 द्वेषपूर्ण आँखा झिम्क्याउनेले टेडो षड्यन्त्र रचिरहेको हुन्छ । आफ्नो ओठ लेब्‍र्‍याउनेले खराबी ल्याउँछ ।
He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
31 फुलेको कपाल शोभाको मुकुट हो । ठिक तरिकाले जिएर यसलाई प्राप्‍त गर्न सकिन्छ ।
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
32 योद्धा हुनुभन्दा बरु रिसाउनमा धिमा हुनु उत्तम हुन्छ, र आफ्नो आत्मालाई नियन्त्रण गर्नेचाहिँ सहरमाथि विजयी हासिल गर्नेभन्दा बलियो हुन्छ ।
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
33 सप्कोमा चिट्ठा त हालिन्छ, तर निर्णयचाहिँ परमप्रभुबाट नै आउँछ ।
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

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