Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
Rijeèi Agura sina Jakejeva; sabrane rijeèi toga èovjeka Itilu, Itilu i Ukalu.
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
Ja sam luði od svakoga, i razuma èovjeèijega nema u mene.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Niti sam uèio mudrosti niti znam svetijeh stvari.
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
Ko je izašao na nebo i opet sišao? ko je skupio vjetar u pregršti svoje? ko je svezao vode u plašt svoj? ko je utvrdio sve krajeve zemlji? kako mu je ime? i kako je ime sinu njegovu? znaš li?
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Sve su rijeèi Božije èiste; on je štit onima koji se uzdaju u nj.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Ništa ne dodaji k rijeèima njegovijem, da te ne ukori i ne naðeš se laža.
7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
Za dvoje molim te; nemoj me se oglušiti dok sam živ:
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Taštinu i rijeè lažnu udalji od mene; siromaštva ni bogatstva ne daj mi, hrani me hljebom po obroku mom,
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Yhwh? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Da ne bih najedavši se odrekao se tebe i rekao: ko je Gospod? ili osiromašivši da ne bih krao i uzalud uzimao ime Boga svojega.
10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Ne opadaj sluge gospodaru njegovu, da te ne bi kleo i ti bio kriv.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Ima rod koji psuje oca svojega i ne blagosilja matere svoje.
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
Ima rod koji misli da je èist, a od svoga kala nije opran.
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
Ima rod koji drži visoko oèi svoje, i vjeðe mu se dižu uvis.
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Ima rod kojemu su zubi maèevi i kutnjaci noževi, da proždire siromahe sa zemlje i uboge izmeðu ljudi.
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
Pijavica ima dvije kæeri, koje govore: daj, daj. Ima troje nesito, i èetvrto nikad ne kaže: dosta:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
Grob, materica jalova, zemlja, koja ne biva sita vode, i oganj, koji ne govori: dosta. (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Oko koje se ruga ocu i neæe da sluša matere, kljuvaæe ga gavrani s potoka i jesti orliæi.
18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
Troje mi je èudesno, i èetvrtoga ne razumijem:
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Put orlov u nebo, put zmijin po stijeni, put laðin posred mora, i put èovjeèiji k djevojci.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Taki je put kurvin: jede, i ubriše usta, pa veli: nijesam uèinila zla.
21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
Od troga se potresa zemlja, i èetvrtoga ne može podnijeti:
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Od sluge, kad postane car, od bezumnika, kad se najede hljeba,
23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Od puštenice, kad se uda, od sluškinje kad naslijedi gospoðu svoju.
24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
Èetvoro ima maleno na zemlji, ali mudrije od mudaraca:
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Mravi, koji su slab narod, ali opet pripravljaju u ljeto sebi hranu;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
Pitomi zeèevi, koji su nejak narod, ali opet u kamenu grade sebi kuæu;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
Skakavci, koji nemaju cara, ali opet idu svi jatom;
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
Pauk, koji rukama radi i u carskim je dvorima.
29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
Troje lijepo koraèa, i èetvrto lijepo hodi:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
Lav, najjaèi izmeðu zvjerova, koji ne uzmièe ni pred kim,
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
Konj opasan po bedrima ili jarac, i car na koga niko ne ustaje.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
Ako si ludovao ponesavši se ili si zlo mislio, metni ruku na usta.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Kad se razbija mlijeko, izlazi maslo; i ko jako nos utire, izgoni krv; tako ko draži na gnjev, zameæe svaðu.
