हितोपदेश 6
1 हे मेरो छोरो, आफ्नो छिमेकीको ऋणको लागि तँ जमानी बसेको छस्, वा आफूले नचिनेको व्यक्तिको ऋणको लागि तैँले प्रतिज्ञा गरेको छस् भने,
My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,
2 तेरो प्रतिज्ञाद्वारा तैँले आफैलाई पासो थापेको छस्, र तेरो मुखको वचनद्वारा तँ पक्रिएको छस् ।
You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.
3 हे मेरो छोरो, तेरो वचनद्वारा तँ पक्राउ पर्दा यसो गरेर आफैलाई बचा, किनकि तँ तेरो छिमेकीको हातमा परिसकेको छस् । गएर आफैलाई विनम्र तुल्या, र तेरो छिमेकीको सामु आफ्नो मामला राख ।
Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.
4 आँखामा निद्रा पर्न नदे, र तेरा पलकलाई बन्द हुन नदे ।
Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;
5 सिकारीको हातबाट हरिण उम्केझैँ र व्यधाको हातबाट चरा उम्केझैँ आफैलाई बचा ।
Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.
6 ए अल्छे मानिस, कमिलालाई हेर् । त्यसका चालहरूलाई विचार गरेर बुद्धिमानी बन् ।
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
7 त्यसको कुनै अगुवा, हाकिम वा शासक हुँदैन,
Having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 तरै पनि ग्रिष्म ऋतुमा त्यसले आफ्नो भोजन तयार गर्छ, र कटनीको बेला आफ्नो खानेकुरा सञ्चय गर्छ ।
She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.
9 ए अल्छे मानिस, तँ कहिलेसम्म सुत्ने छस्? तेरो निद्राबाट तँ कहिले ब्युँझने छस्?
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
10 क्षणिक सुताइ, क्षणिक उँघाइ र आरामको लागि क्षणिक हात बाँध्ने कामले
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
11 गरिबी चोरझैँ आउने छ, र आवश्यकताचाहिँ हतियार भिरेको सिपाहीझैँ आउने छ ।
Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
12 बेकम्मा व्यक्ति अर्थात् दुष्ट मानिस आफ्नो जाली बोलिवचनद्वारा जिउँछ ।
A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
13 त्यसले आफ्ना आँखा झिम्काउँछ, आफ्नो खुट्टाले सङ्केत गर्छ र आफ्ना औँलाले इसारा गर्छ ।
Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers;
14 त्यसले आफ्नो हृदयमा छल राखेर दुष्ट योजना बनाउँछ । त्यसले सधैँ विवाद निम्त्याउँछ ।
His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.
15 त्यसकारण त्यसको विपत्तिले त्यसलाई एकै क्षणमा आक्रमण गर्ने छ । क्षण भरमा नै निको नहुने गरी त्यो टुट्ने छ ।
For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.
16 छवटा कुरा छन् जसलाई परमप्रभु घृणा गर्नुहुन्छ, र सातौचाहिँ उहाँको लागि घिनलाग्दो छ ।
Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:
17 अहङ्कारी व्यक्तिका आँखा, झुट बोल्ने जिब्रो, निर्दोष मानिसहरूको रगत बगाउने हात,
Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;
18 दुष्ट योजनाहरू रच्ने हृदय, खराबी गर्न अग्रसर हुने खुट्टा,
A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;
19 झुट बोल्ने साक्षी र दाजुभाइहरूका बिचमा विवाद उत्पन्न गर्ने मानिस ।
A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.
20 हे मेरो छोरो, आफ्नो बुबाको आज्ञा मान्, र आफ्नी आमाको शिक्षालाई नत्याग् ।
My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
21 तिनलाई सधैँ तेरो हृदयमा बाँधिराख् । तिनलाई तेरो गलाको वरिपरि बाँधिराख् ।
Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.
22 तँ हिँड्दा तिनले तँलाई अगुवाइ गर्ने छन् । तँ सुत्दा तिनले तेरो हेरचाह गर्ने छन्, र तँ ब्युँझँदा तिनले तँलाई सिकाउने छन् ।
In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.
23 किनकि आज्ञाहरू बत्ती र शिक्षा ज्योति हुन् । निर्देशनद्वारा आउने सुधार जीवनका मार्ग हुन् ।
For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.
24 यसले तँलाई अनैतिक स्त्रीबाट बचाउने छ, र त्यसका चिल्ला वचनहरूबाट जोगाउने छ ।
They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.
25 त्यसको सुन्दरताको कारण तेरो हृदयमा कामवासनाले नजल, र त्यसका आँखाले तँलाई नफसाओस् ।
Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.
26 वेश्यासितको सुताइको मूल्य रोटीको एउटा टुक्रा हुन सक्छ, तर अर्काकी पत्नीको लागि तैँले आफ्नो जीवनै गुमाउनुपर्ने हुन सक्छ ।
For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.
27 के आफ्नो लुगा नडढाइकन कसैले आफ्नो काखमा आगो राख्न सक्छ?
May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?
28 के आफ्नो खुट्टा नजलाइकन कुनै मानिस आगोको भुङ्ग्रोमा हिँड्न सक्छ?
Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 आफ्नो छिमेकीकी पत्नीसित सुत्ने पुरुष पनि त्यस्तै हुन्छ । त्यससित सुत्ने मानिस दण्डविना उम्कने छैन ।
So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.
30 भोकाएको मानिसले आफ्नो भोक मेट्न चोरी गर्यो भने मानिसहरूले त्यसलाई तुच्छ ठान्दैनन् ।
Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:
31 तापनि त्यो पक्राउ पर्यो भने त्यसले आफूले चोरेको सात गुणा बढी तिर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ । त्यसले आफ्नो घरमा भएको हरेक थोक दिनुपर्ने हुन सक्छ ।
But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.
32 व्यभिचार गर्ने व्यक्ति समझविनाको हुन्छ । यसो गर्नेले आफैलाई नष्ट पार्छ ।
He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.
33 त्यो चोट र लाजको हकदार बन्छ, र त्यसको अपमान मेटिने छैन ।
Wounds will be his and loss of honour, and his shame may not be washed away.
34 किनकि लालचले मानिसलाई क्रोधित तुल्याउँछ । त्यसले बदला लिँदा कृपा देखाउने छैन ।
For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.
35 त्यसले कुनै क्षतिपूर्ति स्वीकार गर्ने छैन, र धेरै घुस दिए तापनि त्यसलाई किन्न सकिँदैन ।
He will not take any payment; and he will not make peace with you though your money offerings are increased.
