हितोपदेश 25
1 यी सोलोमनका थप हितोपदेश हुन् जसलाई यहूदाका राजा हिजकियाका मानिसहरूले प्रतिलिपि गरे ।
These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the scribes of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
2 कुनै विषय गोप्य राख्नुमा परमेश्वरको महिमा हुन्छ, तर यसको खोजी गर्नु राजाहरूको महिमा हो ।
God's greatness is in doing things that can't be known, while the greatness of kings is in revealing things.
3 जसरी आकाशहरू उचाइका लागि हुन्, र पृथ्वी गहिराइको लागि हो, त्यसै गरी राजाहरूको हृदय खोजी गर्न नसकिने खालको हुन्छ ।
Just as the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth can't be known, the king's thinking can't be known.
4 चाँदीबाट कसर निकालिदे, र धातुको काम गर्नेले त्यसलाई चाँदीलाई आफ्नो शिल्पकृतिमा प्रयोग गर्न सक्छ ।
Remove the waste from the silver, and the silversmith has pure silver to work with.
5 त्यसै गरी, राजाको उपस्थितिबाट दुष्ट मानिसहरूलाई हटाइदे, र तिनको सिंहासन ठिक काम गरेर स्थापित हुने छ ।
Remove the wicked from the king's presence and the king will rule securely and justly.
6 राजाको उपस्थितिमा आफैलाई नउचाल्, र उच्च मानिसहरूलाई तोकिएको ठाउँमा नबस् ।
Don't try to make yourself look great before the king, and don't pretend to be among the important people,
7 उच्च मानिसहरूको सामु तेरो अपमान हुनुभन्दा त बरु तँलाई “यहाँ माथि आऊ” भन्नु उत्तम हुन्छ ।
for it's better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a nobleman. Even though you've seen something with your own eyes,
8 तैँले जे देखेको छस्, त्यसलाई झट्टै अदालतमा नलैजा । किनकि तेरो छिमेकीले तँलाई लाजमा पार्दा अन्त्यमा तँ के गर्ने छस्?
don't rush to take legal action, for what are you going to do in the end when your neighbor shows you're wrong and humiliates you?
9 तेरो मुद्दालाई तँ र तेरो छिमेकीको बिचमा बहस गर्, र अर्कोको गुप्त कुरोलाई प्रकट नगर् ।
Discuss the case with your neighbor himself, and don't betray someone else's secret,
10 नत्रता सुन्ने व्यक्तिले तँमाथि लाज र तेरो विषयमा भएको खराब प्रतिवेदन ल्याउने छ जसलाई चुप गराउन सकिँदैन ।
otherwise whoever hears it will make you ashamed and you'll never lose your bad reputation.
11 ठिक अवस्थामा बोलिएको वचन चाँदीमा जडान गरिएको सुनका स्याउहरूजस्तै हुन्छन् ।
Advice given at the right time is like golden apples set in silver.
12 सुनको औँठी वा निखुर सुनबाट बनेको गहना सुन्ने कानको लागि बुद्धिमान् हप्कीझैँ हो ।
Constructive criticism from the wise to someone who listens is like a gold ring and a necklace of fine gold.
13 कटनीको समयमा हिउँको शीतलझैँ विश्वासयोग्य दूत त्यसलाई पठाउनेहरूका लागि हुन्छ । त्यसले आफ्ना मालिकहरूको जीवन फर्काएर ल्याउँछ ।
Faithful messengers are as refreshing to their master as cold snow on a hot harvest day.
14 आफूले नदिएको उपहारबारे धाक लगाउने मानिस पानीविनाको बादल र बतासझैँ हुन्छ ।
Someone who boasts about a gift they never give is like cloud and wind without rain.
15 धैर्यताले शासकलाई पनि मनाउन सकिन्छ, र कोमल जिब्रोले हड्डीलाई गलाउन सक्छ ।
If you're patient you can persuade your superior, and soft words can break down opposition.
16 मह पाइस् भने चाहिँदो मात्रामा खा । नत्रता अत्यधिक खाइस् भने तैँले बान्ता गर्छस् ।
If you find honey, eat just enough, for if you eat too much, you'll be sick.
17 आफ्नो छिमेकीको घरमा अक्सर जाने नगर् । त्यो तँदेखि वाक्क भएर तँलाई घृणा गर्छ ।
Don't set foot in your neighbors' homes too often, otherwise they'll get fed up with you and hate you.
18 आफ्नो छिमेकीको विरुद्धमा झुटो साक्षी दिने मानिस युद्धमा प्रयोग गरिने लट्ठी, तरवार वा तिखो काँडजस्तै हो ।
Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.
19 तैँले कष्टको समयमा भरोसा गर्ने अविश्वासयोग्य मानिस दुःखेको दाँत वा चिप्लने खुट्टाजस्तै हो ।
Trusting in unreliable people in times of trouble is like eating with a broken tooth or walking on a bad foot.
20 जाडो मौसममा खास्टो खोसेर लैजाने मानिस वा सोडामा सिर्का खन्याएझैँ दुःखित हृदय भएकोलाई गीत गाउने मानिसझैँ हुन्छ ।
Singing happy songs to someone who's broken-hearted is like taking off your coat on a cold day, or pouring vinegar onto an open wound.
21 तेरो शत्रु भोकाएको छ भने त्यसलाई खानलाई भोजन दे, र त्यो तिर्खाएको छ भने त्यसलाई पिउनलाई पानी दे ।
If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat; if he's thirsty, give him a drink of water.
22 किनकि त्यसो गर्नाले तैँले त्यसको टाउकोमा आगोको भुङ्ग्रो खन्याउने छस्, र परमप्रभुले तँलाई इनाम दिनुहुने छ ।
This will make him ashamed as if he had burning coals piled on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
23 जसरी उत्तरी बतासले पक्कै वृष्टि ल्याउँछ, त्यसै गरी गुप्त कुराहरू बताउने जिब्रोले क्रुद्ध अनुहार ल्याउँछ ।
In the same way that the north wind brings rain, slandering people makes them angry.
24 झगडालु पत्नीसँग एउटै घरमा बस्नुभन्दा कौसीको कुनामा बस्नु बेस हुन्छ ।
It's better to live in a corner of a housetop than to share a whole house with an argumentative wife.
25 तिर्खाएको मानिसलाई चिसो पानी जस्तो हुन्छ, टाढाको देशबाट आएको शुभ खबर त्यस्तै हुन्छ ।
Good news from a distant country is like cold water to an exhausted traveler.
26 हिलोको फुहारा वा दूषित कुवाझैँ दुष्ट मानिसको सामु लर्खराउँदै हिँड्ने धर्मी मानिस हुन्छ ।
Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
27 अत्यधिक मह खानु राम्रो हुँदैन । त्यसो गर्नु भनेको मान-सम्मान खोजीरहनुजस्तै हो ।
It's not good to eat too much honey, or to want too much praise.
28 आत्मसंयमविनाको मानिस दरार भएको वा पर्खालविनाको सहरजस्तै हो ।
Someone without control is as exposed as a town whose walls have been breached.
