हितोपदेश 22
1 धेरै धन-सम्पत्तिभन्दा असल नाउँ रोज्नु अनि निगाह सुन र चाँदीभन्दा उत्तम हो ।
(Having a good reputation/Being honored by people) is better than having a lot of money; being well respected is better than having plenty of gold or silver [DOU].
2 धनी र गरिब यस कुरामा समान छन्, कि दुवैका सृष्टिकर्ता परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ ।
There is one thing that is true about both rich people and poor people: Yahweh is the one who created all of them.
3 विवेकी मानिसले सङ्कष्ट देखेर आफैलाई लुकाउँछ, तर निर्बुद्धि अगाडि बढ्छ र त्यसैको कारण दुःख भोग्छ ।
Those who have good sense realize [that there is something] dangerous ahead, and they avoid it; those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.
4 विनम्रता र परमप्रभुको भयको इनाम धन-सम्पत्ति, मान र जीवन हुन् ।
The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.
5 टेडा मानिसहरूको मार्गमा काँढा र पासाहरू लुकेका हुन्छन् । आफ्नो जीवनको रखवाली गर्नेचाहिँ तीबाट टाढै बस्ने छन् ।
Because of the things that wicked people do, [they have difficulties/troubles] that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET]; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.
6 बच्चालाई त्यो हिँड्नुपर्ने बाटोमा लाग्न सिका, र बुढेस्कालसम्म पनि त्यो त्यस अर्तीबाट तर्कने छैन ।
If you train/teach children to do what is right, all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.
7 धनी मानिसहरूले गरिब मानिसहरूमाथि शासन गर्छन्, र सापट लिनेचाहिँ सापट दिनेको दास बन्छ ।
Rich people rule over poor people harshly, and those who borrow money become like slaves [MET] of the people who lend [money to them].
8 अन्याय छर्नेले सङ्कष्टको कटनी गर्ने छ, र त्यसको झोँखको लौरो भाँचिने छ ।
[If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow]; [similarly], if you act unjustly, you will have disasters [MET]; and if you try to harm/oppress people [because you are angry with them], you will not be able to harm them.
9 उदार दृष्टि भएको मानिस आशिषित् हुने छ, किनकि त्यसले आफ्नो रोटी गरिबहरूसित बाँडचुँड गर्छ ।
[God] will bless those who are generous [IDM], those who give some of their food to poor [people].
10 खिल्ली उडाउनेलाई बाहिर निकाल्, र द्वन्द्व हटेर जान्छ अनि वादविवाद र अपमान लोप हुने छन् ।
If you get rid of those who make fun of [everything that is good], there will no more arguing or quarreling or insulting [other people].
11 शुद्ध हृदयलाई प्रेम गर्ने र बोलीवचन अनुग्रहमय भएको मानिसको लागि राजा पनि मित्र हुने छ ।
If you always act sincerely [IDM] and always speak kindly, the king will be your friend.
12 परमप्रभुको दृष्टिले ज्ञानमाथि नजर लगाइरहन्छ, तर उहाँले विश्वासघातीका वचनहरूलाई मिल्काइदिनुहुन्छ ।
Yahweh [SYN] (watches over/takes care of) [those who have] good understanding/sense, but he ruins the plans/affairs of those who always try to deceive others.
13 अल्छे मानिसले भन्छ, “बाटोमा एउटा सिंह छ । मलाई खुला ठाउँहरूमा मारिने छ ।”
Lazy people [remain in their houses]; they say, “A lion might attack me if I go out into the street [to go to work]!”
14 व्यभिचारी स्त्रीको मुख गहिरो खाडलजस्तै हो । त्यसभित्र खस्नेको विरुद्धमा परमप्रभुको क्रोध दन्कन्छ ।
What (wives who commit adultery/immoral women) say [to men] [MTY] is [like] a deep pit [MET] [into which those men fall]; those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.
15 बच्चाको हृदयमा मूर्खता जेलिएको हुन्छ, तर अनुशासनको लट्ठीले त्यसलाई टाढा भगाउँछ ।
Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish, but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they [will] (stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should).
16 आफ्नो धन-सम्पत्ति बढाउन गरिब मानिसहरूमाथि थिचोमिचो गर्ने वा धनी मानिसहरूलाई दिने व्यक्ति दरिद्रतामा पुग्ने छ ।
Those who oppress poor [people] in order to become rich, and those who give [a bribe] to rich [people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them], will just lose their money.
17 आफ्नो कान थाप् र बुद्धिमान्का वचनहरू सुन् अनि मेरो ज्ञानमा तेरो हृदय लगा ।
[Now] listen [MTY] to what wise [people] have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.
18 किनभने तिनलाई तँभित्र राखिस् भने र ती सबै तेरो ओठमा तयार भए भने यो तेरो लागि रमणीय हुने छ ।
It will be good to (keep these things in your minds/always remember them), because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them [to others].
19 तेरो भरोसा परमप्रभुमाथि होस् भनेर आज म तँलाई यी कुराहरू सिकाउँछु ।
[I want you to] trust in Yahweh, and that is the reason that I am telling them to you, now.
20 के मैले तेरो लागि अर्ती र ज्ञानका तिसवटा नीति-वचन लेखिदिएको छैनँ र?
I have written [RHQ] 30 (sayings/things that wise people have said) from which you will receive good advice and you will be able you to know [many good/useful things].
21 तँकहाँ पठाइएकाहरूलाई तैँले भरोसायोग्य जवाफहरू दिन सक् भनेर मैले तँलाई यी भरोसायोग्य वचनहरू सिकाएको होइनँ र?
From them, you will learn what is right and what is true, in order that you will be able to bring back a good report to those who sent you [to school] (OR, give a good answer [to those who ask you questions]).
22 गरिबलाई नलुट्, किनकि त्यो गरिब हो, न त खाँचोमा परेकोलाई मूल ढोकामा पेल्ने गर,
[It is easy to] rob poor [people] who are helpless [and cannot defend themselves, but] never [do that]; and do not oppress in court those who are needy/afflicted,
23 किनकि परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूको मुद्दाको पक्षमा वकालत गर्नुहुने छ, र तिनीहरूलाई लुट्नेहरूलाई उहाँले लुट्नुहुने छ ।
because Yahweh will speak to defend them, and he will punish those who steal things from others—by causing them to die.
24 रिसद्वारा नियन्त्रित हुने मानिसलाई मित्र नबना, र क्रोधित मानिससित सङ्गत नगर् ।
Do not become friends with those who often become angry, and do not associate with those who cannot control their temper/anger,
25 नत्रता तैँले त्यसका मार्गहरू सिक्ने छस्, र तेरो प्राण पासोमा पर्ने छ ।
because you might start to act like they do and not be able to stop doing that.
26 धितोमा आफ्नो हात नहाल् वा अर्काको ऋणको जमानी नबस् ।
If someone borrows money, do not be one of those who promises to pay what that person owes he cannot pay it back,
27 तँसित तिर्ने उपायको कमी भयो भने कसैलाई तेरो खाटसमेत लैजानबाट कुन कुराले रोक्न सक्छ?
because if you cannot pay it back, people will surely [RHQ] [come and] take away [everything you own], even your bed.
28 तेरा पिता-पुर्खाहरूले खडा गरेका प्राचीन साँध-सिमानाको ढुङ्गो नहटा ।
Do not [steal some of your neighbors’ land by] removing the boundary lines/markers that your ancestors placed/set.
29 के आफ्नो काममा सिपालु कुनै मानिसलाई तँ देख्छस्? त्यो राजाहरूका सामु खडा हुने छ । त्यो सर्वसाधारणको सामु खडा हुने छैन ।
Know/Learn [RHQ] this about those who do their work very skillfully: They will quit working for ordinary people and will start working for kings [because the kings will want people like that to work for them].
