हितोपदेश 27
1 भोलीको विषयमा घमण्ड नगर्, किनकि एकै दिनमा के आइपर्छ भनी तँलाई थाहा छैन ।
Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.
2 कसैले तेरो प्रशंसा गरोस्, तेरै आफ्नै मुखले होइन; परदेशीले गरोस्, तेरो ओठले होइन ।
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 ढुङ्गाको बोझ र बालुवाको ओजनलाई विचार गर् । मूर्खको चिढ्याइ ती दुवैभन्दा गरुङ्गो हुन्छ ।
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
4 झोँकको क्रोध र रिसको बाढी छ, तर डाहको सामु को खडा हुन सक्छ र?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5 गुप्त प्रेमभन्दा खुला हप्की बेस हो ।
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 मित्रले दिएको चोट पत्यारलाग्दो हुन्छ, तर शत्रुले तँलाई प्रचुर मात्रामा चुम्बन गर्न सक्छ ।
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 पेटभरि खाएको मानिसले महको चाकालाई पनि इन्कार गर्छ, तर भोकाएको व्यक्तिलाई हरेक तितो कुरो मिठो लाग्छ ।
The full soul loathes an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 आफ्नो गुँडबाट भट्किएर निस्केको चरा आफ्नो बासस्थानबाट बरालिएको मानिसझैँ हुन्छ ।
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.
9 अत्तर र धूपले हृदयलाई आनन्द दिन्छ, तर मित्रको मिठास उसको इमानदार सल्लाहबाट आउँछ ।
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10 आफ्नो मित्र र मित्रको बुबालाई नत्याग्, अनि तेरो विपत्तिको दिनमा तेरो भाइको घरमा नजा । टाढाको भाइभन्दा नजिकको छिमेकी उत्तम हुन्छ ।
your own friend, and your father's friend, forsake not; neither go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11 हे मेरो छोरो, बुद्धिमान हो, र मेरो हृदयलाई आनन्दित तुल्या । तब मेरो खिल्ली उडाउनेलाई म जवाफ दिने छु ।
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me.
12 विवेकी मानिसले सङ्कष्ट देखेर आफैलाई लुकाउँछ, तर निर्बुद्धि अगाडि बढ्छ र त्यसैको कारण दुःख भोग्छ ।
A prudent man forsees the evil, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13 परदेशीको जमानी बस्नेको खास्टो पनि खोस्नू, र त्यसले अनैतिक स्त्रीको लागि यसो गरेको भए त्यो धरौटी राख्नू ।
Take his garment that is guarantor for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14 कसैले आफ्नो छिमेकीलाई बिहान सबेरै चर्को सोरमा आशिष् दिन्छ भने, त्यो आशिष्लाई श्राप ठानिन्छ ।
He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15 झगडालु पत्नी वर्षाको समयमा एकहोरो तपतप चुहुने झरीजस्तै हो ।
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 त्यसलाई नियन्त्रण गर्नु बतासलाई नियन्त्रण गर्नुझैँ हो वा दाहिने हातमा तेललाई समात्नुझैँ हो ।
Whosoever hides her hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which betrayed itself.
17 फलामले फलामलाई उध्याउँछ । त्यसै गरी, मानिसले आफ्नो मित्रलाई उध्याउँछ ।
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 अञ्जीरको रुख गोडमेल गर्नेले यसको फल खाने छ, र आफ्नो गुरुको रक्षा गर्नेले आदर पाउँछ ।
Whoso keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waits on his master shall be honoured.
19 जसरी पानीले मानिसको अनुहार प्रतिबिम्बित गर्छ, त्यसै गरी मानिसको हृदयले उसको प्रतिबिम्बित गर्छ ।
As in water face answers to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 जसरी पाताल र एब्बाड्डोन कहिल्यै सन्तुष्ट हुँदैनन्, त्यसै गरी मानिसका आँखा कहिल्यै सन्तुष्ट हुँदैनन् । (Sheol h7585)
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 चाँदी पगाल्न भाँडो र सुन खार्न आरन हुन्छ, अनि मानिसको प्रशंसा हुँदा त्यसको जाँच हुन्छ ।
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 मूर्खलाई खलमा वा अन्नलाई झैँ जाँतोमा हालेर पिँधे तापनि त्यसको मूर्खता त्यसबाट हट्ने छैन ।
Though you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 तेरा भेडा-बाख्राहरूको अवस्था राम्ररी थाहा गर, र तेरा गाईवस्तुहरूको बारेमा ध्यान दे ।
Be you diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds.
24 किनकि धन-सम्पत्ति सदाको लागि होइन । के मुकुट सबै पुस्ताभरि रहन्छ र?
For riches are not for ever: and does the crown endure to every generation?
25 पराल कहिले हटाइन्छ र नयाँ पालुवा कहिले पलाउँछ अनि डाँडापाखाबाट घाँस कहिले बटुलिन्छ भनी तँलाई थाहा हुनुपर्छ ।
The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 ती भेडाहरूले तेरो वस्त्र जुटाउने छन्, र बाख्राहरूले खेतको मूल्य जुटाउने छन् ।
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27 तँ र तेरो घरानाको भोजनको लागि बाख्रीको दूध उपलब्ध हुने छ र त्यो तेरा नोकर्नीहरूलाई पोषण हुने छ ।
And you shall have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidens.
