neetivachan 18:1-24
18 khud ko doosron se alag karnevala apne swarth ke peechhe bhaagta haiaur aisi buddhi ko thukra deta* hai, jo use faayda pahuncha sakti hai.
2 moorkh ko samajh ki baatein achhi nahin lagtin,use to bas apne man ki kehna pasand hai.+
3 jahaan dusht hota hai vahaan tiraskar bhi hota haiaur apman ke saath-saath badnami bhi hoti hai.+
4 insan ke munh ki baatein gehre paani ki tarah hoti hain,+
buddhi ka sota nadi ki tarah umadta rehta hai.
5 dusht ka paksh lena sahi nahin+aur nek ko insaf na dena galat hai.+
6 moorkh ki baatein jhagde paida karti hain,+woh apni hi zaban ki vajah se pitta hai.+
7 moorkh ki zaban use tabah kar daalti hai,+uske honth uski jaan ke liye fanda ban jaate hain.
8 badnam karnevale ki baatein lazeez khaane ki tarah hoti hain,+jise nigalkar seedhe pet mein daala jaata hai.+
9 kaamchor aur tabahi machanevala,donon bhaai-bhaai hain.+
10 yahova ka naam ek mazboot meenar hai,+
jismein bhaagkar nek jan hifazat paata hai.*+
11 rais ki daulat uske liye kileband shehar hai,man-hi-man woh sochta hai yah sheharpanah use bachayegi.+
12 vipatti se pehale man mein ghamand+aur aadar se pehale namrata hoti hai.+
13 jo sunnae se pehale hi javab deta hai,woh moorkhta ka kaam karta hai aur apni beizzati karata hai.+
14 insan ki himmat use beemari mein bhi sambhal sakti hai,+lekin kuchle huye man ko kaun sambhal sakta hai?+
15 samajhdar apne man mein gyaan ki baatein bharta hai+aur buddhiman ke kaan gyaan ki baaton ki or lage rehte hain.
16 tohfa ek insan ke liye raasta khol deta hai+aur use bade-bade logon ke saamne le jaata hai.
17 jo mukadme mein pehale bolta hai, uski baatein sahi lagti hain,+magar jab doosra paksh saval-javab karta hai, tab hakeekat saamne aati hai.+
18 chitthiyaan daalne se jhagda khatm ho jaata hai+aur do kattar virodhiyon ke beech faisla kiya jaata hai.
19 naaraz bhaai ko manana, mazboot shehar ko jeetne se kahin zyada mushkil hai+aur jhagde kile ke band darvaze* jaise hote hain.+
20 insan apne munh ki baaton se apna pet bharta hai+aur apne honthon ki upaj se tript hota hai.
21 zindagi aur maut zaban ke bas mein hai,+ek insan jaisi baatein karna pasand karta hai, use vaisa hi fal milta hai.+
22 jisne achhi patni paa li, usne kuch anmol paa liya+aur use yahova ki manzoori* milti hai.+
23 gareeb madad ke liye gidgidata hai,magar rais use rukhai se javab deta hai.
24 aise bhi saathi hote hain, jo ek-doosre ko barbad karne ke liye taiyar rehte hain,+magar aisa bhi dost hota hai, jo bhaai se badhkar vafa nibhata hai.+
kai footnote
^ ya “ko tuchh samajhta.”
^ shaa., “ko uncha uthaya jaata hai,” yaani woh surakshit hai aur us tak koi nahin pahunch sakta.
^ shaa., “ke bede.”
^ ya “ki kripa.”
