Proverbs 24
1 Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:
Ne zavidi opakim ljudima niti želi da budeš s njima.
2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
Jer im srce smišlja nasilje i usne govore o nedjelu.
3 The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
Mudrošću se zida kuća i razborom utvrđuje,
4 And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.
i po znanju se pune klijeti svakim blagom dragocjenim i ljupkim.
5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
Bolji je mudar od jakoga i čovjek razuman od silne ljudine.
6 For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.
Jer s promišljanjem se ide u boj i pobjeda je u mnoštvu savjetnika.
7 Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
Previsoka je bezumnomu mudrost: zato na sudu ne otvara usta svojih!
8 He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
Tko smišlja zlo zove se učitelj podmukli.
9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
Ludost samo grijeh snuje, i podrugljivac je mrzak ljudima.
10 If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
Kloneš li u dan bijede, bijedna je tvoja snaga.
11 Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
Izbavi one koje vode u smrt; i spasavaj one koji posrćući idu na stratište.
12 If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of 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, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:
Jedi med, sine moj, jer je dobar, i saće je slatko nepcu tvome.
14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and 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 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
Ne postavljaj, opaki, zasjede stanu pravednikovu, ne čini nasilja boravištu njegovu;
16 For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
jer padne li pravednik i sedam puta, on ustaje, a opaki propadaju u nesreći.
17 Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
Ne veseli se kad padne neprijatelj tvoj i ne kliči srcem kada on posrće,
18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
da ne bi vidio Jahve i za zlo uzeo i obratio srdžbu svoju od njega.
19 Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
Nemoj se srditi zbog zločinaca, nemoj zavidjeti opakima,
20 For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
jer zao čovjek nema budućnosti, svjetiljka opakih gasi se.
21 My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
Boj se Jahve, sine moj, i kralja: i ne buni se ni protiv jednoga ni protiv drugoga.
22 For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
Jer iznenada provaljuje nesreća njihova i tko zna kad će doći propast njihova.
23 These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
I ovo je od mudraca: Ne valja biti pristran na sudu.
24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
Tko opakomu veli: “Pravedan si”, proklinju ga narodi i kunu puci;
25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
a oni koji ga ukore nalaze zadovoljstvo, i na njih dolazi blagoslov sreće.
26 He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.
U usta ljubi tko odgovara pošteno.
27 Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
Svrši svoj posao vani i uredi svoje polje, potom i kuću svoju zidaj.
28 Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
Ne svjedoči lažno na bližnjega svoga: zar ćeš varati usnama svojim?
29 Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of 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 hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
Prolazio sam mimo polje nekog lijenčine i mimo vinograd nekog luđaka,
31 And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
i gle, sve bijaše zaraslo u koprive, i sve pokrio čkalj, i kamena ograda porušena.
32 Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
Vidjeh to i pohranih u srcu, promotrih i uzeh pouku:
33 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
“Još malo odspavaj, još malo odrijemaj, još malo podvij ruke za počinak,
34 So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
i doći će tvoje siromaštvo kao skitač i oskudica kao oružanik!”
