Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built a house for herself, and set up seven pillars.
Modrost je zgradila svojo hišo, izklesala je svojih sedem stebrov,
2 She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.
pobila je svoje živali, zmešala je svoje vino, prav tako je pripravila svojo mizo.
3 She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,
Poslala je svoje dekle. Na najvišjih krajih mesta kliče:
4 Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that lack understanding she says,
»Kdorkoli je preprost, naj vstopi sèm.« Glede tistega, ki hoče razumevanje, mu reče:
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.
»Pridi, jej od mojega kruha in pij od vina, ki sem ga namešala.«
6 Leave folly, that you may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.
Zapusti nespametne in živi in pojdi po poti razumevanja.
7 He that reproves evil [men] shall get dishonour to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly [man] shall disgrace himself.
Kdor graja posmehljivca, samemu sebi pridobiva sramoto in kdor ošteje zlobnega človeka, sebi pridobiva madež.
8 Rebuke not evil [men], lest they should hate you: rebuke a wise [man], and he will love you.
Ne grajaj posmehljivca, da te ne zasovraži. Oštej modrega človeka, in te bo ljubil.
9 Give an opportunity to a wise [man], and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more [instruction].
Daj poučevanje modremu človeku in bo še modrejši, pouči pravičnega človeka in pomnožil se bo v znanju.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding: for to know the law is [the character] of a sound mind.
Strah Gospodov je začetek modrosti, in spoznanje svetega je razumevanje.
11 For in this way you shall live long, and years of your life shall be added to you.
Kajti po meni bodo tvoji dnevi pomnoženi in leta tvojega življenja ti bodo narasla.
12 Son, if you be wise for yourself, you shall also be wise for your neighbours; and if you should prove wicked, you alone will bear the evil. He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, and the same will pursue birds in their fight: for he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, and he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; and he goes through a dry desert, and a [land] appointed to drought, and he gathers barrenness with his hands.
Če si moder, boš moder zase, toda če se posmehuješ, boš to sam trpel.
13 A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, comes to lack a morsel.
Nespametna ženska je kričava. Naivna je in ničesar ne ve.
14 She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,
Kajti sedi pri vratih svoje hiše, na sedežu, na visokih krajih mesta,
15 calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;
da kliče mimoidoče, ki gredo naravnost na svojih poteh:
16 [saying], Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that lack prudence, saying,
»Kdorkoli je preprost, naj vstopi sèm.« Glede tistega, ki hoče razumevanje, mu pravi:
17 Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.
»Ukradene vode so sladke in kruh, pojeden na skrivnem, je prijeten.«
