हितोपदेश 27
1 भोलीको विषयमा घमण्ड नगर्, किनकि एकै दिनमा के आइपर्छ भनी तँलाई थाहा छैन ।
Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; for thou knowest 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 thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 ढुङ्गाको बोझ र बालुवाको ओजनलाई विचार गर् । मूर्खको चिढ्याइ ती दुवैभन्दा गरुङ्गो हुन्छ ।
A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
4 झोँकको क्रोध र रिसको बाढी छ, तर डाहको सामु को खडा हुन सक्छ र?
Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 गुप्त प्रेमभन्दा खुला हप्की बेस हो ।
Better is open reproof than concealed love.
6 मित्रले दिएको चोट पत्यारलाग्दो हुन्छ, तर शत्रुले तँलाई प्रचुर मात्रामा चुम्बन गर्न सक्छ ।
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
7 पेटभरि खाएको मानिसले महको चाकालाई पनि इन्कार गर्छ, तर भोकाएको व्यक्तिलाई हरेक तितो कुरो मिठो लाग्छ ।
The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; 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 wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
9 अत्तर र धूपले हृदयलाई आनन्द दिन्छ, तर मित्रको मिठास उसको इमानदार सल्लाहबाट आउँछ ।
Oil and perfume cause the heart to rejoice, and so do the sweet words of a friend more than one's own counsel.
10 आफ्नो मित्र र मित्रको बुबालाई नत्याग्, अनि तेरो विपत्तिको दिनमा तेरो भाइको घरमा नजा । टाढाको भाइभन्दा नजिकको छिमेकी उत्तम हुन्छ ।
Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, thou must not forsake; but into thy brother's house enter not on the day of thy calamity: better is a near neighbor than a distant brother.
11 हे मेरो छोरो, बुद्धिमान हो, र मेरो हृदयलाई आनन्दित तुल्या । तब मेरो खिल्ली उडाउनेलाई म जवाफ दिने छु ।
Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 विवेकी मानिसले सङ्कष्ट देखेर आफैलाई लुकाउँछ, तर निर्बुद्धि अगाडि बढ्छ र त्यसैको कारण दुःख भोग्छ ।
The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth 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, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
14 कसैले आफ्नो छिमेकीलाई बिहान सबेरै चर्को सोरमा आशिष् दिन्छ भने, त्यो आशिष्लाई श्राप ठानिन्छ ।
When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.
15 झगडालु पत्नी वर्षाको समयमा एकहोरो तपतप चुहुने झरीजस्तै हो ।
A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 त्यसलाई नियन्त्रण गर्नु बतासलाई नियन्त्रण गर्नुझैँ हो वा दाहिने हातमा तेललाई समात्नुझैँ हो ।
He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
17 फलामले फलामलाई उध्याउँछ । त्यसै गरी, मानिसले आफ्नो मित्रलाई उध्याउँछ ।
Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
18 अञ्जीरको रुख गोडमेल गर्नेले यसको फल खाने छ, र आफ्नो गुरुको रक्षा गर्नेले आदर पाउँछ ।
Whoso guardeth the fig-tree will eat its fruit: so he that watcheth over his master will be honored.
19 जसरी पानीले मानिसको अनुहार प्रतिबिम्बित गर्छ, त्यसै गरी मानिसको हृदयले उसको प्रतिबिम्बित गर्छ ।
As the water [showeth] to the face the [reflected] face: so doth the heart of man show itself to man.
20 जसरी पाताल र एब्बाड्डोन कहिल्यै सन्तुष्ट हुँदैनन्, त्यसै गरी मानिसका आँखा कहिल्यै सन्तुष्ट हुँदैनन् । (Sheol h7585)
The nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 चाँदी पगाल्न भाँडो र सुन खार्न आरन हुन्छ, अनि मानिसको प्रशंसा हुँदा त्यसको जाँच हुन्छ ।
[As] the fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man [proved] according to his praise.
22 मूर्खलाई खलमा वा अन्नलाई झैँ जाँतोमा हालेर पिँधे तापनि त्यसको मूर्खता त्यसबाट हट्ने छैन ।
Though thou shouldst pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly not depart from him.
23 तेरा भेडा-बाख्राहरूको अवस्था राम्ररी थाहा गर, र तेरा गाईवस्तुहरूको बारेमा ध्यान दे ।
Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
24 किनकि धन-सम्पत्ति सदाको लागि होइन । के मुकुट सबै पुस्ताभरि रहन्छ र?
For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
25 पराल कहिले हटाइन्छ र नयाँ पालुवा कहिले पलाउँछ अनि डाँडापाखाबाट घाँस कहिले बटुलिन्छ भनी तँलाई थाहा हुनुपर्छ ।
When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
26 ती भेडाहरूले तेरो वस्त्र जुटाउने छन्, र बाख्राहरूले खेतको मूल्य जुटाउने छन् ।
The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.
27 तँ र तेरो घरानाको भोजनको लागि बाख्रीको दूध उपलब्ध हुने छ र त्यो तेरा नोकर्नीहरूलाई पोषण हुने छ ।
And thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.
