हितोपदेश 9
1 बुद्धिले आफ्नै घर बनाएको छ । त्यसले चट्टानबाट सातवटा खम्बा गाडेको छ ।
Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars;
2 त्यसले आफ्ना पशुहरू मारेको छ । त्यसले आफ्नो दाखमद्य मिसाएको छ, र त्यसले आफ्नो टेबुल तयार पारेको छ ।
hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;
3 त्यसले आफ्ना दासीहरूलाई बाहिर पठाएको छ । त्यो सहरको सबैभन्दा अग्लो टाकुराबाट चिच्च्याउँछ ।
hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:
4 “निर्बुद्धि को हो? त्यो यहाँ फर्कोस् ।” त्यो समझ नभएको व्यक्तिसित बोल्छ ।
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him—
5 “आएर मेरो खाना खाओ, र मैले मिसाएको दाखमद्य पिओ ।
Come, feed on my food, and drink of the wine I have mingled;
6 आफ्ना निर्बुद्धि चालहरू त्यागेर बाँच । समझशक्तिको मार्गमा हिँड ।
Forsake the simple ones, and live, and advance in the way of understanding.
7 गिल्ला गर्नेलाई अनुशासनमा राख्नेले दुर्व्यवहार पाउँछ, र दुष्ट व्यक्तिलाई हप्काउनेले अपमान पाउँछ ।
He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame.
8 गिल्ला गर्नेलाई नहप्का, नत्रता त्यसले तँलाई घृणा गर्ने छ । बुद्धिमान् मानिसलाई हप्का, र त्यसले तँलाई प्रेम गर्ने छ ।
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 बुद्धिमान् व्यक्तिलाई निर्देशन दे, र त्यो अझै बुद्धिमान् हुने छ । धर्मी व्यक्तिलाई सिका, र त्यो अझै सिपालु हुने छ ।
Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
10 परमप्रभुको भय नै बुद्धिको सुरु हो, र परमपवित्रको ज्ञान नै समझशक्ति हो ।
The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
11 किनकि मद्वारा तेरा दिनहरू धेरै हुने छन्, र तेरो आयु लामो हुने छ ।
For, by me, shall be multiplied—thy days, and there be added to thee—the years of life.
12 तँ बुद्धिमान् भइस् भने तँ आफ्नै लागि बुद्धमान् हुने छस् । तैँले गिल्ला गरिस् भने तैँले त्यो आफैसित बोक्ने छस् ।”
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.
13 मूर्ख स्त्री अज्ञानी हुन्छे । त्यो अशिक्षित हुन्छे र त्यसलाई केही थाहा हुँदैन ।
The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;
14 त्यो आफ्नो घरको ढोकामा, सहरका सबैभन्दा अग्ला ठाउँहरूमा बस्छे ।
So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;
15 त्यसले सडकमा हिँड्नेहरू, आफ्नो बाटोम सिधा अगाडि बढ्नेहरूलाई डाक्दै छे ।
To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
16 “कोही निर्बुद्धि छ भने त्यो यहाँ फर्कोस्,” समझशक्ति नभएकाहरूलाई त्यसले भन्छे ।
Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
17 “चोरीको पानी मिठो हुन्छ, र गुप्तमा खाएको रोटी स्वादिष्ट हुन्छ ।”
Stolen waters, will be sweet, —and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
