Mudre Izreke 2
1 Sine moj, ako primiš moje riječi i pohraniš u sebi moje zapovijedi,
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 i uhom svojim osluhneš mudrost i obratiš svoje srce razboru;
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding;
3 jest, ako prizoveš razum i zavapiš za razborom;
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 ako ga potražiš kao srebro i tragaš za njim kao za skrivenim blagom -
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
5 tada ćeš shvatiti strah Gospodnji i naći ćeš Božje znanje.
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6 Jer Jahve daje mudrost, iz njegovih usta dolazi znanje i razboritost.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.
7 On pravednicima pruža svoju pomoć, štit je onih koji hode u bezazlenosti.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 Jer on štiti staze pravde i čuva pute svojih pobožnika.
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Tada ćeš shvatiti pravdu, pravicu, pravednost i sve staze dobra,
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path.
10 jer će mudrost ući u tvoje srce i spoznaja će obradovati tvoju dušu.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Oprez će paziti na te i razboritost će te čuvati:
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 da te izbavi od zla puta, od varava čovjeka,
To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man], from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 od onih koji ostavljaju staze poštenja te idu mračnim putovima;
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 koji se vesele čineći zlo i likuju u opačinama zloće;
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 kojih su staze krive i koji su opaki na svojim putovima;
Whose ways [are] crooked, and [they] froward in their paths:
16 da te izbavi od preljubnice i od tuđinke koja laska riječima;
To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;
17 koja ostavlja prijatelja svoje mladosti i zaboravlja zavjet svoga Boga
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 jer joj kuća tone u smrt i njezini putovi vode mrtvima.
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 Tko god zalazi k njoj ne vraća se nikad i ne nalazi više putove života.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 Zato idi putem čestitih i drži se staza pravedničkih!
That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 Jer samo će pravedni nastavati zemlju i bezazleni će ostati na njoj.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 A opake će zbrisati sa zemlje i bogohulnike iščupati iz nje.
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
