वाइज़ 4
1 तब मैंने फिर कर उस तमाम ज़ुल्म पर, जो दुनिया में होता है नज़र की। और मज़लूमों के आँसूओं को देखा, और उनको तसल्ली देनेवाला कोई न था; और उन पर ज़ुल्म करनेवाले ज़बरदस्त थे, लेकिन उनको तसल्ली देनेवाला कोई न था।
I thought some more about all the suffering that people are caused to experience on the earth [MTY]. I saw the tears of people who were (oppressed/treated cruelly) and who had no one to comfort/encourage them. Those who oppressed them had power, and there was absolutely no one who was able to comfort those who were being oppressed.
2 तब मैंने मुर्दों को जो आगे मर चुके, उन ज़िन्दों से जो अब जीते हैं ज़्यादा मुबारक जाना;
[So] I thought that those who are already dead are more fortunate than those who are still alive.
3 बल्कि दोनों से नेक बख़्त वह है जो अब तक हुआ ही नहीं, जिसने वह बुराई जो दुनिया' में होती है नहीं देखी।
And those who have not been born yet are more fortunate than those who are still alive and those who have died, [because] those who have not been born have not seen all the evil things that are done on the earth.
4 फिर मैंने सारी मेहनत के काम और हर एक अच्छी दस्तकारी को देखा कि इसकी वजह से आदमी अपने पड़ोसी से हसद करता है। ये भी बेकार और हवा की चरान है।
I also thought about all the hard work that people do and the skills that they have. And I thought about how they compete with each other because they are envious of others, [and I concluded that] this also is something that is not accomplishing anything useful, [like] chasing the wind.
5 बे — दानिश अपने हाथ समेटता' है और आप ही अपना गोश्त खाता है।
Foolish people [refuse to work]; they sit idly, with their hands folded, [and do not work]. [So] they ruin themselves.
6 एक मुट्ठी भर जो चैन के साथ हो, उन दो मुट्ठियों से बेहतर है जिनके साथ मेहनत और हवा की चरान हो।
[So I say], “It is better to be content with not having much money, than to work very hard and try to get a lot of money, which is [as useless as] chasing the wind.”
7 और मैंने फिर कर दुनिया' के बेकारी को देखा:
I thought about something else that happens on the earth [MTY] that seems senseless.
8 कोई अकेला है और उसके साथ कोई दूसरा नहीं; उसके न बेटा है न भाई, तोभी उसकी सारी मेहनत की इन्तिहा नहीं; और उसकी आँख दौलत से सेर नहीं होती; वह कहता है मैं किसके लिए मेहनत करता और अपनी जान को 'ऐश से महरूम रखता हूँ? ये भी बेकार है; हाँ, ये सख़्त दुख है।
There are men who live alone; they do not have a wife or children or any brothers living with them; every day they work [very hard], without stopping, to get a lot of money, but they are never satisfied with the things that they have. They never ask [themselves], “Why am I working very hard to earn more money? Why am I not doing things that would cause me to be happy?” What they do also seems senseless.
9 एक से दो बेहतर हैं, क्यूँकि उनकी मेहनत से उनको बड़ा फ़ायदा होता है।
Having someone [work] with you is better than being by yourself [all the time]. If you have a friend, he can help you to do your work.
10 क्यूँकि अगर वह गिरें तो एक अपने साथी को उठाएगा; लेकिन उस पर अफ़सोस जो अकेला है जब वह गिरता है, क्यूँकि कोई दूसरा नहीं जो उसे उठा खड़ा करे।
If you fall down, he can help you get up again. But if you fall down when you are alone, it will be difficult for you, because there will be no one to help you stand up.
11 फिर अगर दो इकट्ठे लेटें तो गर्म होते हैं, लेकिन अकेला क्यूँकर गर्म हो सकता है?
Similarly, if two people sleep together, they can keep each other warm. But someone who sleeps alone will certainly not [RHQ] be warm.
12 और अगर कोई एक पर ग़ालिब हो तो दो उसका सामना कर सकते है और तिहरी डोरी जल्द नहीं टूटती।
Someone who is alone can easily be attacked and defeated by another person, but two people can help each other and (resist/defend themselves against) someone who attacks them. [Three people can defend themselves even more easily], [like] a rope that is made from three cords is harder to break [than a rope made from two cords].
13 ग़रीब और 'अक़्लमन्द लड़का उस बूढ़े बेवक़ूफ़ बा'दशाह से, जिसने नसीहत सुनना छोड़ दिया बेहतर है;
A young man who is poor but wise is a better person than a foolish old king who refuses to pay attention when people try to give him good advice.
14 क्यूँकि वह कै़द ख़ाने से निकल कर बा'दशाही करने आया बावजूद ये कि वह जो सल्तनत ही में पैदा हुआ ग़रीब हो चला।
It is possible for a young man like that to succeed and some day become king, even if his parents were poor or even if he was in prison some of the time.
15 मैंने सब ज़िन्दों को जो दुनिया' में चलते फिरते हैं देखा कि वह उस दूसरे जवान के साथ थे जो उसका जानशीन होने के लिए खड़ा हुआ।
But then some other young man becomes king, and everyone (starts to support/is pleased with) him.
16 उन सब लोगों का या'नी उन सब का जिन पर वह हुक्मरान था कुछ शुमार न था, तोभी वह जो उसके बाद उठेंगे उससे ख़ुश न होंगे। यक़ीनन ये भी बेकार और हवा की चरान है।
Large crowds of people crowd around him. But after a few years, they will reject him, [too]. So it is all senseless, [like] chasing after the wind.
