ହିତୋପଦେଶ 27
1 ତୁମ୍ଭେ କାଲିର ବିଷୟରେ ଦର୍ପ କଥା କୁହ ନାହିଁ; ଯେହେତୁ ଏକ ଦିନ କଅଣ ଉତ୍ପାଦନ କରିବ, ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଜଣା ନାହିଁ।
Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
2 ଅନ୍ୟ ଲୋକ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରୁ, ମାତ୍ର ତୁମ୍ଭର ନିଜ ମୁଖ ତାହା ନ କରୁ; ଅପର ଲୋକ କରୁ, ମାତ୍ର ତୁମ୍ଭ ନିଜ ଓଷ୍ଠ ତାହା ନ କରୁ।
Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
3 ଭାରୀ ପଥର ଓ ଗୁରୁ ବାଲି; ମାତ୍ର ଅଜ୍ଞାନର ବିରକ୍ତି, ସେ ଦୁଇରୁ ଭାରୀ।
[It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy] stones or [a pail full of] sand, but doing something stupid/foolish [can cause] great [pain to other people’s spirits.]
4 କୋପ ନିଷ୍ଠୁର ଓ କ୍ରୋଧ ପ୍ରଳୟକାରୀ; ମାତ୍ର ଅନ୍ତର୍ଜ୍ୱାଳା ଆଗରେ କିଏ ଠିଆ ହୋଇପାରେ?
It is cruel to be angry [with others], and our being angry sometimes destroys [others], but being jealous of someone is [RHQ] often more cruel than that.
5 ଗୁପ୍ତ ପ୍ରେମଠାରୁ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ଅନୁଯୋଗ ଭଲ।
It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
6 ପ୍ରେମକାରୀର କ୍ଷତ ବିଶ୍ୱାସନୀୟ; ମାତ୍ର ଶତ୍ରୁର ଚୁମ୍ବନ ବହୁଳ।
If a friend criticizes you, [he is a good friend and] you can trust him; but if one of your enemies kisses you, he is [probably wanting to] deceive you.
7 ତୃପ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ମହୁଚାକକୁ ଘୃଣା କରେ; ମାତ୍ର କ୍ଷୁଧାର୍ତ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀକୁ ତିକ୍ତ ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟସବୁ ମିଷ୍ଟ।
When someone’s stomach is full, he does not want to eat honey; but when someone is [very] hungry, he thinks that [even] bitter things taste sweet.
8 ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ଆପଣା ସ୍ଥାନ ଛାଡ଼ି ଭ୍ରମଣ କରେ, ସେ ବସାରୁ ଭ୍ରମଣକାରୀ ପକ୍ଷୀର ତୁଲ୍ୟ।
Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
9 ତୈଳ ଓ ସୁଗନ୍ଧି ଧୂପ ମନକୁ ଆହ୍ଲାଦିତ କରେ, ମନର ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣାରୁ ଜାତ ମିତ୍ରର ମିଷ୍ଟତା ତଦ୍ରୂପ କରେ।
[Putting olive] oil and perfume on a person’s skin causes him to feel good, but having a friend [who gives] good advice [is even better].
10 ନିଜର ବନ୍ଧୁକୁ ଓ ପିତାର ବନ୍ଧୁକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କର ନାହିଁ; ପୁଣି, ତୁମ୍ଭର ବିପଦ ଦିନରେ ଆପଣା ଭାଇର ଗୃହକୁ ଯାଅ ନାହିଁ; ଦୂରସ୍ଥ ଭାଇଠାରୁ ନିକଟସ୍ଥ ପ୍ରତିବାସୀ ଭଲ।
Do not neglect your friends or your parents’ friends; and at a time when you are experiencing a disaster, do not go to a relative [who lives far away to request his help]; someone who lives near you can help you more than relatives who live far away.
11 ହେ ମୋହର ପୁତ୍ର, ଜ୍ଞାନବାନ ହୁଅ ଓ ମୋʼ ମନକୁ ଆହ୍ଲାଦିତ କର; ତହିଁରେ ମୁଁ ଆପଣା ନିନ୍ଦକକୁ ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଇ ପାରିବି।
My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise, in order that I will [know how to] reply to those who would criticize me [about your behavior].
12 ଚତୁର ଲୋକ ବିପଦ ଦେଖି ଆପଣାକୁ ଲୁଚାଏ; ମାତ୍ର ଅସତର୍କ ଲୋକ ଆଗ ବଢ଼ି ଶାସ୍ତି ପାଏ।
Those who have good sense will realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they will hide; those who do not have good sense [just] keep going, and later they will suffer because of [doing] that.
13 ଅପରିଚିତ ଲୋକ ପାଇଁ ଯେ ଲଗା ହୁଏ, ତାହାର ବସ୍ତ୍ର ନିଅ; ପୁଣି, ଯେ ପରସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ପାଇଁ ଜାମିନ୍ ହୁଏ, ତାହାକୁ ବନ୍ଧକ ରଖ।
[You deserve to] have your property taken from you if you [foolishly] promise to a stranger (OR, a strange woman) that you will pay what she owes if she is unable to pay it [DOU].
14 ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ଅତି ପ୍ରଭାତରେ ଉଠି ଆପଣା ମିତ୍ରକୁ ଉଚ୍ଚ ରବରେ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରେ, ତାହାର ସେହି କର୍ମ ତାହା ପ୍ରତି ଅଭିଶାପ ରୂପେ ଗଣିତ ହେବ।
If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor [while he is still sleeping], he will consider it to be a curse, [not a blessing].
15 ଭାରୀ ବୃଷ୍ଟି ଦିନରେ ଅବିରତ ବିନ୍ଦୁପାତ ଓ କଳିହୁଡ଼ୀ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ, ଏ ଦୁଇ ଏକ ସମାନ ଅଟନ୍ତି।
[Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
16 ଯେ ତାକୁ ଅଟକାଏ, ସେ ବାୟୁକୁ ଅଟକାଏ ଓ ତାହାର ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ହସ୍ତ ତୈଳ ଉପରେ ପଡ଼େ।
[Trying] to restrain/stop her [from doing that] is as [difficult] [SIM] [as trying] to stop the wind or [trying] to hold oil in your hand.
17 ଯେପରି ଲୁହା ଲୁହାକୁ ସତେଜ କରେ, ସେପରି ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଆପଣା ବନ୍ଧୁର ମୁଖ ସତେଜ କରେ।
[We can use one] iron tool to sharpen [another] iron [tool]; similarly [SIM], [when one person shares] what he is thinking, it can help other people [to think more clearly].
18 ଯେକେହି ଡିମ୍ବିରିବୃକ୍ଷ ରକ୍ଷା କରେ, ସେ ତହିଁର ଫଳ ଖାଏ; ପୁଣି, ଯେ ଆପଣା ପ୍ରଭୁ ପ୍ରତି ମନୋଯୋଗୀ ଥାଏ, ସେ ସମ୍ମାନ ପାଏ।
Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
19 ଯେପରି ଜଳ ମୁଖକୁ ମୁଖ ଦେଖାଏ, ସେପରି ହୃଦୟ ମନୁଷ୍ୟକୁ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଦେଖାଏ।
[When a person looks] in the water, he sees his own face; similarly [SIM], [when we look at] a person’s behavior, we know what he is thinking.
20 ଯେପରି ପାତାଳ ଓ ବିନାଶ ସ୍ଥାନ କେତେବେଳେ ତୃପ୍ତ ନୁହେଁ, ସେପରି ମନୁଷ୍ୟର ଇଚ୍ଛାସକଳ କେତେବେଳେ ତୃପ୍ତ ନୁହେଁ। (Sheol h7585)
[It is as though] the place where the dead people are is always wanting more people to [die and] come there; and humans [SYN] are always wanting to acquire more things, [too]. (Sheol h7585)
21 କୋୟିରେ ରୂପା, ଉହ୍ମାଇରେ ସୁନା, ପ୍ରଶଂସାରେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ପରୀକ୍ଷିତ ହୁଏ।
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and [SIM] people learn [what we are really like when they see how we react when people] praise us.
22 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଗହମ ସହିତ ଅଜ୍ଞାନକୁ ଢିଙ୍କିରେ କୁଟିଲେ ହେଁ ତାହାର ଅଜ୍ଞାନତା ଛାଡ଼ିଯିବ ନାହିଁ।
Even if you beat/crush a fool severely [like] [MET] you pulverize grain with a pestle, you [probably] will not be able to cause him to stop (being foolish/doing foolish things).
23 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ମେଷପଲର ଅବସ୍ଥା ଜାଣିବା ପାଇଁ ଯତ୍ନବାନ ହୁଅ, ପୁଣି ଆପଣା ପଶୁପଲ ବିଷୟରେ ଉତ୍ତମ ରୂପେ ମନୋଯୋଗ କର।
Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
24 କାରଣ ସମ୍ପତ୍ତି ଅନନ୍ତକାଳସ୍ଥାୟୀ ନୁହେଁ ଓ ମୁକୁଟ କʼଣ ପୁରୁଷାନୁକ୍ରମରେ ଥାଏ?
because the money [that you acquired from selling animals previously] will not (last/stay with you) forever; similarly [SIM], governments [MTY] certainly do not [RHQ] last forever.
25 ଘାସ କଟା ହେଲେ କଅଁଳ ଘାସ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଏ, ଆଉ ପର୍ବତମାନର ତୃଣ ସଂଗୃହୀତ ହୁଏ।
After you cut the hay [DOU] and [store it to feed the animals in the winter while] a new crop of hay is growing,
26 ମେଷଛୁଆମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଦେବେ; ପୁଣି, ଛେଳି ତୁମ୍ଭ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ମୂଲ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ଅଟେ।
you will be able to [shear the sheep and] make clothes from the wool, and you will get money from selling [some of] the goats to buy [more] land,
27 ପୁଣି, ଛେଳିଦୁଧ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭ ପରିବାରର ଭକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ଯଥେଷ୍ଟ ହେବ; ଆଉ, ତୁମ୍ଭ ଦାସୀମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଉପଜୀବିକା ହେବ।
and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
