Mudre Izreke 29
1 Čovjek koji, po opomeni, ostaje tvrdoglav, u tren će se slomiti, i neće mu biti spasa.
A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
2 Narod se veseli kad se množe pravednici, a puk uzdiše kad zavlada opaki.
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
3 Čovjek koji ljubi mudrost, veseli oca svoga, a koji se druži s bludnicama, rasipa imetak.
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 Kralj pravicom održava državu, a ruši je čovjek koji nameće daće.
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
5 Čovjek koji laska bližnjemu svome razapinje mrežu stopama njegovim.
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
6 U grijehu je zamka zlu čovjeku, a pravednik likuje i veseli se.
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
7 Pravednik razumije pravo malenih, a opaki ne shvaća spoznaju.
A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
8 Podsmjevači uzbunjuju grad, a mudri stišavaju srdžbu.
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 Kad se mudrac parbi s bezumnikom, il' se srdio, il' se smijao, svejednako mira nema.
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
10 Krvopije mrze poštenoga, a pravednici mu se za život brinu.
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
11 Bezumnik izlijeva sav svoj gnjev, a mudrac susteže svoju srdžbu.
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
12 Ako vladalac posluša riječ lažljivu, sve mu sluge postaju opake.
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
13 Siromah se i gulikoža susreću: Jahve obojici prosvjetljuje oči.
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
14 Kralj koji sudi siromasima po istini ima prijesto čvrst dovijeka.
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
15 Šiba i ukor podaruju mudrost, a razuzdan mladić sramoti majku svoju.
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
16 Kad se množe opaki, množi se i grijeh, ali pravednici promatraju propast njihovu.
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
17 Ukori sina svoga, i zadovoljit će te i dati radost duši tvojoj.
Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.
18 Kad objave nema, narod se razuzda, a blago onome tko se drži Zakona!
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
19 Samim se riječima sluga ne popravlja, jer se ne pokorava iako umom shvaća.
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
20 Jesi li vidio čovjeka brza na riječima? I bezumnik ima više nade nego on.
If thou see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
21 Tko mazi slugu svoga od djetinjstva bit će mu poslije neposlušan.
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
22 Gnjevljiv čovjek zameće svađu, a naprasit čovjek počini mnoge grijehe.
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
23 Oholost ponizuje čovjeka, a ponizan duhom postiže časti.
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
24 Tko s lupežom plijen dijeli, mrzi sebe samog: čuje proklinjanje i ništa ne otkriva.
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
25 Strah čovjeku postavlja zamku, a tko se uzda u Jahvu, nalazi okrilje.
[they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
26 Mnogi traže milost vladaočevu, ali Jahve dijeli pravdu svakome.
Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
27 Nepravednik je mrzak pravednicima, a pravednik je mrzak opakima.
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
