हितोपदेश 20
1 दाखमद्य खिल्ली उडाउने कुरो हो र मदिराचाहिँ कचिङ्गाल मच्चाउने कुरो हो । मदिराद्वारा बहकाइने कोही पनि बुद्धिमान् हुँदैन ।
Wine [is] a scorner—strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
2 राजाको डर गर्जिरहेको जवान सिंहको डरजस्तै हुन्छ । तिनलाई रिस उठाउनेले आफ्नो जीवन गुमाउँछ ।
The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be angry is wronging his soul.
3 द्वन्द्वलाई हटाउनु हरेकको लागि आदर हो, तर हरेक मूर्खचाहिँ तर्क-वितर्कमा फस्छ ।
Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, And every fool interferes.
4 अल्छेले शरद् ऋतुमा जोत्दैन । त्यसले कटनीको बेला फसल खोज्छ, तर केहीँ पाउने छैन ।
The slothful does not plow because of winter, He asks in harvest, and there is nothing.
5 मानवीय हृदयमा भएको उद्धेश्य गहिरो पानीजस्तै हो, तर समझशक्ति भएको मानिसले यसलाई बाहिर निकाल्ने छ ।
Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draws it up.
6 धैरेले आफू भक्त भएको घोषणा गर्छन्, तर कसले विश्वासयोग्य जन पाउन सक्छ?
A multitude of men each proclaim his kindness, And a man of steadfastness who finds?
7 धर्मात्मा आफ्नो सत्यनिष्ठामा चल्छ, र त्यसलाई पछ्याउने त्यसका छोराहरू आशिषित् हुने छन् ।
The righteous is habitually walking in his integrity, O the blessedness of his sons after him!
8 न्यायको काम गर्दै सिंहासनमा बस्ने राजाले आफ्नो सामु भएका सबै खराबी आफ्नै आँखाले केलाउँछन् ।
A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering all evil with his eyes,
9 कसले भन्न सक्छ, “मैले मेरो हृदय शुद्ध राखेको छु । म मेरो पापबाट सफा छु?”
Who says, “I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?”
10 नमिल्ने नापहरू असमान ढकहरू दुवैलाई परमप्रभु घृणा गर्नुहुन्छ ।
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to YHWH.
11 एउटा बालकलाई पनि त्यसका गतिविधिहरूबाट त्यसको आचरण शुद्ध र सोझो छ कि छैन भनेर चिनिन्छ ।
Even by his actions a youth makes himself known, Whether his work is pure or upright.
12 सुन्ने कान र देख्ने आँखा दुवैलाई परमप्रभुले बनाउनुभयो ।
A hearing ear, and a seeing eye—YHWH has even made both of them.
13 निद्रालाई प्रेम नगर्, नत्रता तँ दरिद्र हुने छस् । तेरा आँखा खोल्, र तँसित खानलाई प्रशस्त हुने छ ।
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor, Open your eyes—be satisfied [with] bread.
14 “यो खराब छ, यो खराब छ,” ग्राहकले भन्छ, तर पर पुगेपछि त्यसले घमण्ड गर्छ ।
“Bad, bad,” says the buyer, And then he boasts himself going his way.
15 सुन छ, र प्रशस्त महङ्गा मणिहरू छन्, तर ज्ञानको ओठ बहुमूल्य रत्न हो ।
Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Indeed, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
16 परदेशीको जमानी बस्नेको खास्टो पनि खोस्नू, र त्यसले अनैतिक स्त्रीको लागि यसो गरेको भए त्यो धरौटी राख्नू ।
When a stranger has been guarantor, take his garment, And pledge it for strangers.
17 छलद्वारा प्राप्त रोटीको स्वाद मिठो होला, तर पछि त्यसको मुखभरि रोडा हालेसरह हुन्छ ।
The bread of falsehood [is] sweet to a man, And afterward his mouth is filled [with] gravel.
18 सरसल्लाहद्वारा योजनाहरू स्थापित हुन्छन्, र बुद्धिमान् मार्ग-दर्शनद्वारा मात्र तैँले लडाइँ लड् ।
You establish purposes by counsel, And with plans you make war.
19 कुरौटेले गुप्त कुराहरू बाहिर ल्याउँछ । त्यसैले धेरै कुरा गर्ने मानिसहरूसित सङ्गत नगर् ।
The busybody is a revealer of secret counsels, And do not make yourself guarantor for a deceiver [with] his lips.
20 कसैले आफ्नो बुबा वा आफ्नी आमालाई सराप्यो भने निस्पट्ट अन्धकारमा त्यसो बत्ती निभाइने छ ।
Whoever is vilifying his father and his mother, his lamp is extinguished in blackness of darkness.
21 सुरुमा झट्टै प्राप्त गरेको पैतृक-सम्पत्तिले अन्त्यमा थोरै भलाइ गर्ने छ ।
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
22 यसो नभन्, “म यस खराबीको बदला लिने छु ।” परमप्रभुको प्रतीक्षा गर्, र उहाँले तँलाई छुटकारा दिनुहुने छ ।
Do not say, “I repay evil,” Wait for YHWH, and He delivers you.
23 परमप्रभुले असमान ढकहरूलाई घृणा गर्नुहुन्छ, र बेइमान तराजुहरू ठिक होइनन् ।
A stone and a stone [are] an abomination to YHWH, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
24 मानिसका कदमहरू परमप्रभुद्वारा निर्देशित हुन्छन् भने तब त्यसले कसरी आफ्नो मार्ग बुझ्न सक्ला त?
The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, And man—how does he understand his way?
25 “यो कुरो पवित्र छ,” भनी हतारमा भन्ने र भाकल गरिसकेपछि मात्र त्यसको बारेमा सोच्नु मानिसको लागि पासो हुन्छ ।
A snare to a man [that] he has swallowed a holy thing, And to make inquiry after vows.
26 बुद्धिमान् राजाले दुष्टहरूलाई पन्साउँछन्, र तिनले अन्न चुट्ने चक्काले तिनीहरूलाई प्रहार गर्छन् ।
A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turns the wheel back on them.
27 मानिसको आत्मा परमप्रभुको बत्ती हो जसले त्यसका भित्री भागहरूको खोजी गर्छ ।
The breath of man [is] a lamp of YHWH, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
28 करारको विश्वसनीयता र भरोसाले राजालाई जोगाउँछ । प्रेमद्वारा नै तिनको सिंहासन सुरक्षित हुन्छ ।
Kindness and truth keep a king, And he has supported his throne by kindness.
29 युवाहरूको महिमा तिनीहरूको शक्ति हो, र पाकाहरूको शोभा तिनीहरूको फुलेको कपाल हो ।
The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is grey hairs.
30 चोट लगाउने मुक्काले खराबीलाई साफ गर्छ, र पिटाइले भित्री भागहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्छ ।
Blows that wound cleanse away evil, Also the scourges of the inner parts of the heart!
