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 lay up my commandments with thee;

2 i uhom svojim osluhneš mudrost i obratiš svoje srce razboru;

So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

3 jest, ako prizoveš razum i zavapiš za razborom;

Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

4 ako ga potražiš kao srebro i tragaš za njim kao za skrivenim blagom -

If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

5 tada ćeš shvatiti strah Gospodnji i naći ćeš Božje znanje.

Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

6 Jer Jahve daje mudrost, iz njegovih usta dolazi znanje i razboritost.

For Jehovah 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 upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity;

8 Jer on štiti staze pravde i čuva pute svojih pobožnika.

That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

9 Tada ćeš shvatiti pravdu, pravicu, pravednost i sve staze dobra,

Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.

10 jer će mudrost ući u tvoje srce i spoznaja će obradovati tvoju dušu.

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

11 Oprez će paziti na te i razboritost će te čuvati:

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

12 da te izbavi od zla puta, od varava čovjeka,

To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

13 od onih koji ostavljaju staze poštenja te idu mračnim putovima;

Who forsake 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 perverseness of evil;

15 kojih su staze krive i koji su opaki na svojim putovima;

Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward 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 foreigner that flattereth with her words;

17 koja ostavlja prijatelja svoje mladosti i zaboravlja zavjet svoga Boga

That forsaketh the friend 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 do they attain unto 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 land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.