kahauta
24 bure aadmiya naal irkha na kar
atey na hi ohna di sangat layi taras,+
2 ohna de mann hinsa bare sochde rehnde han
atey ohna de bull museebat kharhi karan bare hi galla karde han.
4 giaan is de kamrya nu
har tarha de anmol te manbhaunde khazanya naal bhar dinda hai.+
5 budhiman aadmi takatvar hunda hai+
atey giaan naal ik aadmi apni takat vadhaunda hai.
7 budh nu pauna moorkh di pahunch to bahar hai;+
sheher de darvaze te os kol kehen layi kujh nahi hunda.
8 jehrra bura karan di sazash rachda hai,
oh sazasha gharran vich mahar kahavega.+
10 je tu bipta de din* nirash ho jave,
taa teri takat ghatt hovegi.
11 ohna nu bachaa jinha nu maut val lejaya ja reha hai,
jo larrkharraunde hoye katal hon layi ja rahe han, ohna nu rok.+
12 je tu kahe, “par sanu taa is gall da pata hi nahi si,”
taa jehrra dila* nu janchda hai, bhala oh eh nahi samajhda?+
ha, tere te nigah rakhan vala jaanda hai
atey oh harek nu os di karni da fal devega.+
13 he mere puttar, shehed khaah kyoki eh changa hai;
chhatte da shehed khaan nu mitha hai.
14 ise tarha jaan lai ki budh tere layi changi hai.*+
je tu is nu labh lave, taa tera bhavikh sunehra hovega
atey teri aas nahi tuttegi.+
15 dusht kamm karan de irade naal dharmi de ghar de nerre ghaat la ke na baith;
os de aaram di tha nu na ujaad.
16 dharmi chahe satt vaar dig vi pave, taa vi oh utth kharha hovega,+
par dusht museebat aaun te thokar kha javega.+
17 jado tera dushman dige, taa khush na hoi
atey jado oh theda khave, taa dil vich anand na manayi;+
18 nahi taa yahovah eh dekh ke naraaz hovega
19 bure aadmiya karke pareshan na ho;*
dusht lokaa naal irkha na kar
20 kyoki bure insaan da koi bhavikh nahi hai;+
dusht da deeva bujha ditta javega.+
21 he mere puttar, yahovah atey raje to dar.+
kaun jaanda hai ki dove* ohna utte kehrri tabahi liaaunge?+
23 budhimana da vi kehna hai:
niya karde same pakhpaat karna changa nahi.+
24 jehrra dusht nu kehnda hai, “tu dharmi hai,”+
os nu lok fitkarange atey kauma os di nindya karangiya.
26 jehrra imandari naal javab dinda hai, lok os de bulla nu chummange.*+
27 pehla bahar apna kamm kar atey khet vich sara kujh tyaar rakh;
fir apna ghar* banaa.
28 apne guandi khilaf bina kise aadhaar de gavahi na de.+
apne bulla naal doojya nu dhokha na de.+
29 eh na keh: “jidda os ne mere naal keeta, mai vi os naal udda hi karanga;
os ne jo keeta, mai os da badla lavanga.”+
31 mai dekhya ki eh jangli booti naal bharya pya si;
zameen bichhu bootiya naal dhaki hoi si
atey is di vagli pathar di kandh dhathi hoi si.+
32 mai is nu gaur naal dekhya te mann la ke sochya;
ha, eh dekh ke mai eh sabak sikhya:*
33 thodi ku hor neend, thoda ku hor unghlaun,
hath te hath rakh ke thoda ku hor aaram karan naal,
34 gareebi lutere vang atey
tangi hathyaarband aadmi vang tere te aa pavegi.+