Amsaal 24

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1shareeron say hasad na kar, na un say sohbat rakhnay kee aarzoo rakh, 2kyoonki un ka dil zulm karnay par tula raheta hai, un kay hont doosron ko dukh pahunchaatay hain.

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3hikmat ghar ko taameer kartee, samajh usay mazboot bunyaad par khada kar detee, 4aur ilm-o-irfaan us kay kamron ko beshaqeemat aur manamohan cheezon say bhar deta hai.

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5daanishmand ko taaqat haasil hotee aur ilm rakhnay vaalay kee quvvat badhtee rahetee hai, 6kyoonki jang karnay kay liyay hidaayat aur fatah paanay kay liyay mut’addid musheeron kee zaroorat hotee hai.

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7hikmat itnee buland-o-baala hai ki ahemaq usay pa naheen sakta. jab buzurg shaher kay darvaazay men faisla karnay kay liyay jama hotay hain to vah kuchh naheen kah sakta.

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8buray mansoobay baandhnay vaala saazishee kahelaata hai. 9ahemaq kee chaalaakiyaan gunaah hain, aur log taanaazan say ghin khaatay hain.

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10agar too museebat kay din himmat haar kar dheela ho jaaay to teree taaqat jaatee rahegee.

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11jinhen maut kay havaalay kiya ja raha hai unhen chhuda, jo qasaaee kee taraf dagmagaatay huay ja rahay hain unhen rok day. 12shaayad too kahay, “hamen to is kay baaray men ilm naheen tha.” lekin yaqeen jaan, jo dil kee jaanch-padtaal karta hai vah baat samajhta hai, jo teree jaan kee dekh-bhaal karta hai usay maaloom hai. vah insaan ko us kay aamaal ka badla deta hai.

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13meray betay, shahed kha kyoonki vah achchha hai, chhattay ka khaalis shahed meetha hai. 14jaan lay ki hikmat isee tarah teree jaan kay liyay meethee hai. agar too usay paaay to teree ummeed jaatee naheen rahegee balki tera mustaqbil achchha hoga.

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15ai bedeen, raastbaaz kay ghar kee taak lagaaay mat baithna, us kee rihaaishgaah tabaah na kar. 16kyoonki go raastbaaz saat baar gir jaaay to bhee har baar dubaara uth khada hoga jabki bedeen ek baar thokar kha kar museebat men phansa rahega.

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17agar tera dushman gir jaaay to khush na ho, agar vah thokar khaaay to tera dil jashn na manaaay. 18aisa na ho ki rabb yah dekh kar tera ravayya pasand na karay aur apna ghussa dushman par utaarnay say baaz aaay.

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19badkaaron ko dekh kar mushtail na ho ja, bedeenon kay baais kudhta na rah. 20kyoonki shareeron ka koee mustaqbil naheen, bedeenon ka charaagh bujh jaaega.

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21meray betay, rabb aur baadshaah ka khauf maan, aur sarkashon men shareek na ho. 22kyoonki achaanak hee un par aafat aaegee, kisee ko pata hee naheen chalega jab donon un par hamla karkay unhen tabaah kar dengay.

daanishmandon kee mazeed kahaavaten

23zail men daanishmandon kee mazeed kahaavaten qalamband hain.

adaalat men jaanibdaaree dikhaana buree baat hai. 24jo qusoorvaar say kahay, “too bequsoor hai” us par qaumen laanat bhejengee, us kee sarzanish ummaten karengee. 25lekin jo qusoorvaar ko mujrim thaheraaay vah khushhaal hoga, usay kasrat kee barkat milegee.

26sachcha javaab dost kay bosay kee maanind hai.

27pahelay baahar ka kaam mukammal karkay apnay kheton ko tayyaar kar, phir hee apna ghar taameer kar.

28bilaavajah apnay padosee kay khilaaf gavaahee mat day. ya kya too apnay honton say dhoka dena chaahata hai?

29mat kahena, “jis tarah us nay meray saath kiya usee tarah main us kay saath karoonga, main us kay har fel ka munaasib javaab doonga.”

30ek din main sust aur naasamajh aadmee kay khet aur angoor kay baagh men say guzra. 31har jagah kaantedaar jhaadiyaan phailee huee theen, khudrau pauday pooree zameen par chha gaay thay. us kee chaardeevaaree bhee gir gaee thee. 32yah dekh kar main nay dil say dhyaan diya aur sabaq seekh liya,

33agar too kahay, “mujhay thodee der sonay day, thodee der oonghnay day, thodee der haath par haath dharay baithnay day taaki main aaraam kar sakoon” 34to khabardaar, jald hee ghurbat raahazan kee tarah tujh par aaegee, muflisee hathiyaar say les daakoo kee tarah tujh par a padegee.