हितोपदेश 26
1 ग्रिष्म ऋतुमा हिउँ वा फसलको समयमा झरी परेझैँ मूर्ख आदरको योग्य हुँदन ।
As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not [seemly] for a fool.
2 भुर्र उड्ने भँगेरो र हानिएर जाने गौँथलीझैँ कारणविनाको श्राप पनि लाग्दैन ।
As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
3 कोर्रा घोडाको लागि हो; लगाम गधाको लागि हो र लट्ठी मूर्खहरूको पिठिउँको लागि हो ।
As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
4 मूर्खलाई त्यसको मूर्खताअनुसार जवाफ नदे, नत्रता तँ त्योजस्तै हुने छस् ।
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.
5 मूर्खलाई जवाफ दे र त्यसको मूर्खतामा मिल् ताकि त्यो त्यसको आफ्नै दृष्टिमा बुद्धिमान् नहोस् ।
Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
6 मूर्खको हातमा सन्देश पठाउने मानिसले आफ्नै खुट्टामा बन्चरो हानेर हिंसा पिउँछ ।
He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
7 पक्षाघातीका झुण्डिएका खुट्टाहरूझैँ मूर्खको मुखमा भएको हितोपदेश हुन्छ ।
[As well] take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
8 मूर्खलाई आदन दिनु घुयेँत्रोमा ढुङ्गा बाँध्नुजस्तै हो ।
He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
9 मतवालाको हातमा काँढा भएझैँ मूर्खको मुखमा भएको हितोपदेश हो ।
Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
10 मूर्ख वा बटुवालाई ज्यालामा काम लगाउनु धनुर्धारीले त्यसको वरिपरि भएका सबैलाई काँड हानी चोट पुर्याउनुजस्तै हो ।
All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nought.
11 जसरी कुकुर आफ्नै बान्तामा फर्केर आउँछ, त्यसै गरी मूर्खले आफ्नो मूर्खता दोहोर्याउँछ ।
As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame [that is] glory and grace.]
12 के तैँले आफ्नै दृष्टिमा बुद्धिमान् भएको कुनै मानिसलाई देखेको छस्? त्यसको भन्दा त मूर्खको लागि बढी आशा हुन्छ ।
I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
13 अल्छे मानिसले भन्छ, “सडकमा सिंह छ । खुला ठाउँहरूका बिचमा सिंह छ ।”
A sluggard when sent on a journey says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and [there are] murderers in the streets.
14 ढोका आफ्नो कब्जामा यताउता हल्लेझैँ अल्छे मानिस आफ्नो खाटमा पल्टन्छ ।
As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
15 अल्छे मानिसले आफ्नो हात थालमा गाड्छ, र त्यसलाई आफ्नो मुखसम्म पुर्याउन पनि त्योसित शक्ति हुँदैन ।
A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
16 सही न्यायसहित प्रतिक्रिया दिने सात जना मानिसभन्दा अल्छे मानिस त्यसको आफ्नै दृष्टिमा बुद्धिमान् हुन्छ ।
A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
17 कुकुरको कान समात्ने मानिस आफूसित सम्बन्धित नभएको झगडामा रिसाउने बटुवाजस्तै हो ।
As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
18 त्यो घातक काँड हान्ने बौलाहा मानिसजस्तो हो,
As those who need correction put forth [fair] words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
19 जसले आफ्नो छिमेकीलाई धोका दिइसकेपछि भन्छ, “के मैले ठट्टा गर्दै थिइनँ र?”
so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
20 दाउराको कमीले आगो निभ्छ, र जहाँ कुरौटो हुँदैन त्यहाँ झगडाको अन्त्य हुन्छ ।
With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
21 जसरी भुङ्ग्रोको लागि कोइला र आगोको लागि दाउरा हो, त्यसै गरी झगडालु मानिस कलह सल्काउनको लागि हो ।
A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
22 कुरौटेका वचनहरू स्वादिष्ट गाँसजस्तै हुन्छन् । ती शरीरको भित्री भागसम्म प्रवेश गर्छन् ।
The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite [even] to the inmost parts of the bowels.
23 माटोको भाँडामा चल्काउने जलप लाएझैँ आघात पुर्याउने ओठ र दुष्ट हृदय हुन्छ ।
Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.
24 अरूहरूलाई घृणा गर्नेले आफ्नो ओठले आफ्ना भावना लुकाउँछ, तर भित्रपट्टि भने त्यसले छलछामलाई आश्रय दिन्छ ।
A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
25 त्यसले अनुग्रही भएर बोले तपानि त्यसमाथि विश्वास नगर्, किनकि त्यसको हृदयमा सातवटा घृणित कुरा छन् ।
Though [thine] enemy intreat thee with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 त्यसको घृणालाई छलले ढाकिएको भए तापनि त्यसको दुष्टता सभामा खुला हुने छ ।
He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.
27 खाडल खन्ने मानिस त्यसभित्र जाकिन्छ, र ढुङ्गा गुडाउने मानिसमा नै त्यो ढुङ्गा फर्केर आउने छ ।
He that digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
28 झुट बोल्ने जिब्रोले पीडामा परेकाहरूलाई घृणा गर्छ, र चापलुसी घस्ने मुखले विनाश ल्याउँछ ।
A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.
