Mudre Izreke 10
1 Mudar sin veseli oca, a lud je sin žalost majci svojoj.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2 Ne koristi krivo stečeno blago, dok pravednost izbavlja od smrti.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivers from death.
3 Ne dopušta Jahve da gladuje duša pravednika, ali odbija pohlepu opakih.
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casts away the substance of the wicked.
4 Lijena ruka osiromašuje čovjeka, a marljiva ga obogaćuje.
He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 Tko sabira ljeti, razuman je sin, a tko hrče o žetvi, navlači sramotu.
He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
6 Blagoslovi su nad glavom pravedniku, a usta opakih kriju nasilje.
Blessings are on the head of the just: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
7 Pravednikov je spomen blagoslovljen, a opakom se ime proklinje.
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 Tko je mudra srca, prima zapovijedi, dok brbljava luda propada.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
9 Tko nedužno živi, hodi bez straha, a tko ide krivim putovima, poznat će se.
He that walks uprightly walks surely: but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
10 Tko žmirka okom, zadaje tugu, a tko ludo zbori, propada.
He that winks with the eye causes sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
11 Pravednikova su usta izvor života, a opakomu usta kriju nasilje.
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12 Mržnja izaziva svađu, a ljubav pokriva sve pogreške.
Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins.
13 Na usnama razumnoga nalazi se mudrost, a batina je za leđa nerazumna čovjeka.
In the lips of him that has understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Mudri kriju znanje, a luđakova su usta blizu propasti.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15 Blago je bogatomu tvrdi grad, a ubogima je propast njihovo siromaštvo.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 Pravednik prirađuje za život, a opaki prirađuje za grijeh.
The labor of the righteous tends to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17 Tko se naputka drži, na putu je života, a zabluđuje tko se na ukor ne osvrće.
He is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he that refuses reproof errs.
18 Lažljive usne kriju mržnju, a tko klevetu širi, bezuman je!
He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
19 Obilje riječi ne biva bez grijeha, a tko zauzdava svoj jezik, razuman je.
In the multitude of words there wants not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.
20 Pravednikov je jezik odabrano srebro, a razum opakoga malo vrijedi.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 Pravednikove su usne hrana mnogima, a luđaci umiru s ludosti svoje.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
22 Gospodnji blagoslov obogaćuje i ne prati ga nikakva muka.
The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
23 Bezumniku je radost učiniti sramotno djelo, a razumnu čovjeku biti mudar.
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24 Čega se opaki boji, ono će ga stići, a pravednička se želja ispunjava.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come on him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 Kad oluja prohuja, opakoga nestane, a pravednik ima temelj vječni.
As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26 Kakav je ocat zubima i dim očima, takav je ljenivac onima koji ga šalju.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
27 Strah Gospodnji umnaža dane, a opakima se prekraćuju godine.
The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 Pravedničko je ufanje puno radosti, a opakima je nada uprazno.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 Gospodnji je put okrilje bezazlenu, a propast onima koji čine zlo.
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30 Pravednik se neće nikad pokolebati, a opakih će nestati s lica zemlje.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31 Pravednikova usta rađaju mudrošću, a opak jezik čupa se s korijenom.
The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom: but the fraudulent tongue shall be cut out.
32 Pravednikove usne znaju što je milo, dok usta opakih poznaju zloću.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaks frowardness.
