Proverbs 24
1 Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
Ne zavidi opakim ljudima niti želi da budeš s njima.
2 for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
Jer im srce smišlja nasilje i usne govore o nedjelu.
3 Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
Mudrošću se zida kuća i razborom utvrđuje,
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
i po znanju se pune klijeti svakim blagom dragocjenim i ljupkim.
5 A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
Bolji je mudar od jakoga i čovjek razuman od silne ljudine.
6 for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
Jer s promišljanjem se ide u boj i pobjeda je u mnoštvu savjetnika.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
Previsoka je bezumnomu mudrost: zato na sudu ne otvara usta svojih!
8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
Tko smišlja zlo zove se učitelj podmukli.
9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
Ludost samo grijeh snuje, i podrugljivac je mrzak ljudima.
10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
Kloneš li u dan bijede, bijedna je tvoja snaga.
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
Izbavi one koje vode u smrt; i spasavaj one koji posrćući idu na stratište.
12 If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
Ako kažeš: “Nismo za to znali”, ne razumije li onaj koji ispituje srca? I ne znade li onaj koji ti čuva dušu? I ne plaća li on svakomu po njegovim djelima?
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
Jedi med, sine moj, jer je dobar, i saće je slatko nepcu tvome.
14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
Takva je, znaj, i mudrost tvojoj duši: ako je nađeš, našao si budućnost i nada tvoja neće propasti.
15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
Ne postavljaj, opaki, zasjede stanu pravednikovu, ne čini nasilja boravištu njegovu;
16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
jer padne li pravednik i sedam puta, on ustaje, a opaki propadaju u nesreći.
17 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
Ne veseli se kad padne neprijatelj tvoj i ne kliči srcem kada on posrće,
18 lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
da ne bi vidio Jahve i za zlo uzeo i obratio srdžbu svoju od njega.
19 Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
Nemoj se srditi zbog zločinaca, nemoj zavidjeti opakima,
20 for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
jer zao čovjek nema budućnosti, svjetiljka opakih gasi se.
21 My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
Boj se Jahve, sine moj, i kralja: i ne buni se ni protiv jednoga ni protiv drugoga.
22 for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
Jer iznenada provaljuje nesreća njihova i tko zna kad će doći propast njihova.
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
I ovo je od mudraca: Ne valja biti pristran na sudu.
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
Tko opakomu veli: “Pravedan si”, proklinju ga narodi i kunu puci;
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
a oni koji ga ukore nalaze zadovoljstvo, i na njih dolazi blagoslov sreće.
26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
U usta ljubi tko odgovara pošteno.
27 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
Svrši svoj posao vani i uredi svoje polje, potom i kuću svoju zidaj.
28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
Ne svjedoči lažno na bližnjega svoga: zar ćeš varati usnama svojim?
29 Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Ne reci: “Kako je on meni učinio, tako ću i ja njemu; platit ću tom čovjeku po djelu njegovu!”
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
Prolazio sam mimo polje nekog lijenčine i mimo vinograd nekog luđaka,
31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
i gle, sve bijaše zaraslo u koprive, i sve pokrio čkalj, i kamena ograda porušena.
32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
Vidjeh to i pohranih u srcu, promotrih i uzeh pouku:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
“Još malo odspavaj, još malo odrijemaj, još malo podvij ruke za počinak,
34 so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
i doći će tvoje siromaštvo kao skitač i oskudica kao oružanik!”
