हितोपदेश 26
1 ग्रिष्म ऋतुमा हिउँ वा फसलको समयमा झरी परेझैँ मूर्ख आदरको योग्य हुँदन ।
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so kavod ·weighty glory· is not fitting for a fool.
2 भुर्र उड्ने भँगेरो र हानिएर जाने गौँथलीझैँ कारणविनाको श्राप पनि लाग्दैन ।
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 कोर्रा घोडाको लागि हो; लगाम गधाको लागि हो र लट्ठी मूर्खहरूको पिठिउँको लागि हो ।
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
4 मूर्खलाई त्यसको मूर्खताअनुसार जवाफ नदे, नत्रता तँ त्योजस्तै हुने छस् ।
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5 मूर्खलाई जवाफ दे र त्यसको मूर्खतामा मिल् ताकि त्यो त्यसको आफ्नै दृष्टिमा बुद्धिमान् नहोस् ।
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 मूर्खको हातमा सन्देश पठाउने मानिसले आफ्नै खुट्टामा बन्चरो हानेर हिंसा पिउँछ ।
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7 पक्षाघातीका झुण्डिएका खुट्टाहरूझैँ मूर्खको मुखमा भएको हितोपदेश हुन्छ ।
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 मूर्खलाई आदन दिनु घुयेँत्रोमा ढुङ्गा बाँध्नुजस्तै हो ।
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives kavod ·weighty glory· to a fool.
9 मतवालाको हातमा काँढा भएझैँ मूर्खको मुखमा भएको हितोपदेश हो ।
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 मूर्ख वा बटुवालाई ज्यालामा काम लगाउनु धनुर्धारीले त्यसको वरिपरि भएका सबैलाई काँड हानी चोट पुर्याउनुजस्तै हो ।
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11 जसरी कुकुर आफ्नै बान्तामा फर्केर आउँछ, त्यसै गरी मूर्खले आफ्नो मूर्खता दोहोर्याउँछ ।
As a dog that makes teshuvah ·completely returns· to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 के तैँले आफ्नै दृष्टिमा बुद्धिमान् भएको कुनै मानिसलाई देखेको छस्? त्यसको भन्दा त मूर्खको लागि बढी आशा हुन्छ ।
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 अल्छे मानिसले भन्छ, “सडकमा सिंह छ । खुला ठाउँहरूका बिचमा सिंह छ ।”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
14 ढोका आफ्नो कब्जामा यताउता हल्लेझैँ अल्छे मानिस आफ्नो खाटमा पल्टन्छ ।
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
15 अल्छे मानिसले आफ्नो हात थालमा गाड्छ, र त्यसलाई आफ्नो मुखसम्म पुर्याउन पनि त्योसित शक्ति हुँदैन ।
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16 सही न्यायसहित प्रतिक्रिया दिने सात जना मानिसभन्दा अल्छे मानिस त्यसको आफ्नै दृष्टिमा बुद्धिमान् हुन्छ ।
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
17 कुकुरको कान समात्ने मानिस आफूसित सम्बन्धित नभएको झगडामा रिसाउने बटुवाजस्तै हो ।
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 त्यो घातक काँड हान्ने बौलाहा मानिसजस्तो हो,
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
19 जसले आफ्नो छिमेकीलाई धोका दिइसकेपछि भन्छ, “के मैले ठट्टा गर्दै थिइनँ र?”
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
20 दाउराको कमीले आगो निभ्छ, र जहाँ कुरौटो हुँदैन त्यहाँ झगडाको अन्त्य हुन्छ ।
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
21 जसरी भुङ्ग्रोको लागि कोइला र आगोको लागि दाउरा हो, त्यसै गरी झगडालु मानिस कलह सल्काउनको लागि हो ।
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
22 कुरौटेका वचनहरू स्वादिष्ट गाँसजस्तै हुन्छन् । ती शरीरको भित्री भागसम्म प्रवेश गर्छन् ।
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
23 माटोको भाँडामा चल्काउने जलप लाएझैँ आघात पुर्याउने ओठ र दुष्ट हृदय हुन्छ ।
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
24 अरूहरूलाई घृणा गर्नेले आफ्नो ओठले आफ्ना भावना लुकाउँछ, तर भित्रपट्टि भने त्यसले छलछामलाई आश्रय दिन्छ ।
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
25 त्यसले अनुग्रही भएर बोले तपानि त्यसमाथि विश्वास नगर्, किनकि त्यसको हृदयमा सातवटा घृणित कुरा छन् ।
When his speech is pleasant, don’t believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 त्यसको घृणालाई छलले ढाकिएको भए तापनि त्यसको दुष्टता सभामा खुला हुने छ ।
His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 खाडल खन्ने मानिस त्यसभित्र जाकिन्छ, र ढुङ्गा गुडाउने मानिसमा नै त्यो ढुङ्गा फर्केर आउने छ ।
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
28 झुट बोल्ने जिब्रोले पीडामा परेकाहरूलाई घृणा गर्छ, र चापलुसी घस्ने मुखले विनाश ल्याउँछ ।
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
