| 1. | eP xU mjpgjpNahNl Ngh[dk; gz;z cl;fhh;e;jhy;> cdf;F Kd;ghf ,Uf;fpwij ed;wha;f; ftdpj;Jg;ghh;. |
| | [23:1] When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners: |
| 2. | eP Ngh[dg;gphpadhapUe;jhy;> cd; njhz;ilapNy fj;jpia it. |
| | [2] Don't gobble your food, don't talk with your mouth full. |
| 3. | mtDila UrpAs;s gjhh;j;jq;fis ,r;rpahNj@ mitfs; fs;sg;Ngh[dkhNk. |
| | [3] And don't stuff yourself; bridle your appetite. |
| 4. | IRthpathdhfNtz;Lnkd;W gpuahrg;glhNj@ RaGj;jpiar; rhuhNj. |
| | [4] Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich; restrain yourself! |
| 5. | ,y;yhkw;NghFk; nghUs;Nky; cd; fz;fisg; gwf;ftpLthNdd;? mJ fOifg;Nghyr; rpwFfisj; jdf;F cz;Lgz;zpf;nfhz;L> Mfhakhh;f;fkha;g; gwe;JNghk;. |
| | [5] Riches disappear in the blink of an eye; wealth sprouts wings and flies off into the wild blue yonder. |
| 6. | td;fz;zDila Mfhuj;ijg; GrpahNj@ mtDila UrpAs;s gjhh;j;jq;fis ,r;rpahNj. |
| | [6] Don't accept a meal from a tightwad; don't expect anything special. |
| 7. | mtd; ,Ujaj;jpd; epidT vg;gbNah> mg;gbNa mtd; ,Uf;fpwhd;@ GrpAk;> ghdk;gz;Zk; vd;W mtd; cd;NdhNl nrhd;dhYk;> mtd; ,Ujak; cd;NdhNl ,uhJ. |
| | [7] He'll be as stingy with you as he is with himself; he'll say, "Eat! Drink!" but won't mean a word of it. |
| 8. | eP Grpj;j Jzpf;ifia the;jp gz;zp> cd; ,dpa nrhw;fis ,oe;J Nghtha;. |
| | [8] His miserly serving will turn your stomach when you realize the meal's a sham. |
| 9. | %lDila nrtpfs; Nfl;fg;NgrhNj@ mtd; cd; thh;j;ijfspd; Qhdj;ij mrl;ilgz;Zthd;. |
| | [9] Don't bother talking sense to fools; they'll only poke fun at your words. |
| 10. | G+h;t vy;iyf;Fwpia khw;whNj@ jpf;fw;w gps;isfSila epyq;fis mgfhpj;Jf;nfhs;shNj. |
| | [10] Don't stealthily move back the boundary lines or cheat orphans out of their property, |
| 11. | mth;fSila kPl;gh; ty;yth;@ mth; cd;DlNd mth;fSf;fhf tof;fhLthh;. |
| | [11] For they have a powerful Advocate who will go to bat for them. |
| 12. | cd; ,Ujaj;ijg; Gj;jpkjpf;Fk;> cd; nrtpfis mwptd; thh;j;ijfSf;Fk; rha;g;ghahf. |
| | [12] Give yourselves to disciplined instruction; open your ears to tested knowledge. |
| 13. | gps;isia jz;bahky; tplhNj@ mtidg; gpuk;gpdhy; mbj;jhy; mtd; rhfhd;. |
| | [13] Don't be afraid to correct your young ones; a spanking won't kill them. |
| 14. | eP gpuk;gpdhy; mtid mbf;fpwjpdhy; ghjhsj;Jf;F mtd; Mj;Jkhitj; jg;Gtpg;ghNa. |
| | [14] A good spanking, in fact, might save them from something worse than death. |
| 15. | vd; kfNd> cd; ,Ujak; QhdKs;sjhapUe;jhy;> vd;dpNy vd; ,Ujak; kfpOk;. |
| | [15] Dear child, if you become wise, I'll be one happy parent. |
| 16. | cd; cjLfs; nrk;ikahditfisg; Ngrpdhy;> vd; cs;spe;jphpaq;fs; kfpOk;. |
| | [16] My heart will dance and sing to the tuneful truth you'll speak. |
| 17. | cd; kdijg; ghtpfs;Nky; nghwhiknfhs;s tplhNj@ eP ehNlhWk; fh;j;jiug; gw;Wk; gaj;NjhbU. |
| | [17] Don't for a minute envy careless rebels; soak yourself in the Fear-of-God- |
| 18. | epr;rakhfNt KbT cz;L@ cd; ek;gpf;if tPz;NghfhJ. |
| | [18] That's where your future lies. Then you won't be left with an armload of nothing. |
| 19. | vd; kfNd> eP nrtpnfhLj;J Qhdkile;J> cd; ,Ujaj;ij ey;topapNy elj;J. |
| | [19] Oh listen, dear child-become wise; point your life in the right direction. |
| 20. | kJghdg;gphpaiuAk; khk;rg;ngUe;jPdpf;fhuiuAk; NruhNj. |
| | [20] Don't drink too much wine and get drunk; don't eat too much food and get fat. |
| 21. | FbaDk; Ngh[dg;gphpaDk; jhpj;jpuuhthh;fs;@ J}f;fk; fe;ijfis cLj;Jtpf;Fk;. |
| | [21] Drunks and gluttons will end up on skid row, in a stupor and dressed in rags. |
| 22. | cd;idg; ngw;w jfg;gDf;Fr; nrtpnfhL;@ cd; jha; taJnrd;wtshFk;NghJ mtis mrl;il gz;zhNj. |
| | [22] Listen with respect to the father who raised you, and when your mother grows old, don't neglect her. |
| 23. | rj;jpaj;ij thq;F> mij tpw;fhNj@ mg;gbNa Qhdj;ijAk; cgNjrj;ijAk; Gj;jpiaAk; thq;F. |
| | [23] Buy truth-don't sell it for love or money; buy wisdom, buy education, buy insight. |
| 24. | ePjpkhDila jfg;gd; kpfTk; fsp$Uthd;@ QhdKs;s gps;isiag; ngw;wtd; mtdhy; kfpOthd;. |
| | [24] Parents rejoice when their children turn out well; wise children become proud parents. |
| 25. | cd; jfg;gDk; cd; jhAk; re;Njh\g;gLthh;fs;@ cd;idg;ngw;wts; kfpOths;. |
| | [25] So make your father happy! Make your mother proud! |
| 26. | vd; kfNd> cd; ,Ujaj;ij vdf;Fj; jh@ cd; fz;fs; vd; topfis Nehf;Ftjhf. |
| | [26] Dear child, I want your full attention; please do what I show you. |
| 27. | Ntrp Mokhd gLFop@ gu];jph;P ,Lf;fkhd fpzW. |
| | [27] A whore is a bottomless pit; a loose woman can get you in deep trouble fast. |
| 28. | mts; nfhs;isf;fhuidg;Nghy; gjptpUe;J> kD\Uf;Fs;Ns ghjfiug; ngUfg;gz;Zfpwhs;. |
| | [28] She'll take you for all you've got; she's worse than a pack of thieves. |
| 29. | INah! ahUf;F Ntjid? ahUf;Fj; Jf;fk;? ahUf;Fr; rz;ilfs;? ahUf;Fg; Gyk;gy;? ahUf;Ff; fhuzkpy;yhj fhaq;fs;? ahUf;F ,uj;jq;fyq;fpd fz;fs;? |
| | [29] Who are the people who are always crying the blues? Who do you know who reeks of self-pity? Who keeps getting beat up for no reason at all? Whose eyes are bleary and bloodshot? |
| 30. | kJghdk; ,Uf;Fk; ,lj;jpNy jq;fpj; jhpg;gth;fSf;Fk;> fyg;Gs;s rhuhaj;ij ehLfpwth;fSf;Fe;jhNd . |
| | [30] It's those who spend the night with a bottle, for whom drinking is serious business. |
| 31. | kJghdk; ,uj;jtUzkhapUe;J> ghj;jpuj;jpy; gsgsg;gha;j; Njhd;Wk;NghJ> eP mijg; ghuhNj@ mJ nkJtha; ,wq;Fk;. |
| | [31] Don't judge wine by its label, or its bouquet, or its full-bodied flavor. |
| 32. | KbtpNy mJ ghk;igg;Nghy; fbf;Fk;> tphpaidg;Nghy; jPz;Lk;. |
| | [32] Judge it rather by the hangover it leaves you with-the splitting headache, the queasy stomach. |
| 33. | cd; fz;fs; gu];jph;Pfis Nehf;Fk;@ cd; cs;sk; jhWkhwhditfisg; NgRk;. |
| | [33] Do you really prefer seeing double, with your speech all slurred, |
| 34. | eP eLf;flypNy radpj;jpUf;fpwtidg;NghYk;> gha;kuj;jl;bNy gLj;jpUf;fpwtidg;NghYk; ,Ug;gha;. |
| | [34] Reeling and seasick, drunk as a sailor? |
| 35. | vd;id mbj;jhh;fs;> vdf;F Nehftpy;iy@ vd;id miwe;jhh;fs; vdf;Fr; Ruizapy;iy@ ehd; mijg; gpd;Dk; njhlh;e;J Njl vg;nghOJ tpopg;Ngd; vd;gha;. |
| | [35] "They hit me," you'll say, "but it didn't hurt; they beat on me, but I didn't feel a thing. When I'm sober enough to manage it, bring me another drink!" |