Mudre Izreke 7
1 Čuvaj, sine, riječi moje i pohrani moje zapovijedi kod sebe.
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Čuvaj moje zapovijedi, i bit ćeš živ, i nauk moj kao zjenicu oka svoga.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thy eye.
3 Priveži ih sebi na prste, upiši ih na ploči srca svoga;
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart.
4 reci mudrosti: “Moja si sestra” i razboritost nazovi “sestričnom”,
Say to wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 da te čuva od žene preljubnice, od tuđinke koja laskavo govori.
That they may keep thee from the adulteress, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6 Kad bijah jednom na prozoru svoje kuće i gledah van kroz rešetku,
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 vidjeh među lakovjernima, opazih među momcima nerazumna mladića:
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 prolazio je ulicom kraj njezina ugla i koracao putem k njezinoj kući
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 u sumraku između dana i večeri kad se hvata noćna tmina;
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 i gle, susrete ga žena, bludno odjevena i s prijevarom u srcu.
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11 Jogunasta bijaše i razuzdana, noge joj se nisu mogle u kući zadržati;
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 bila je čas na ulici, čas na trgovima i vrebala kod svakog ugla;
Now is she outside, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 i uhvati ga i poljubi i reče mu bezobrazna lica:
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
14 “Bila sam dužna žrtvu pričesnicu, i danas izvrših svoj zavjet;
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows.
15 zato sam ti izašla u susret, da te tražim, i nađoh te.
Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 Svoju sam postelju nastrla sagovima, vezenim pokrivačima misirskim;
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 svoj sam krevet namirisala smirnom, alojem i cimetom.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Hajde da se opijamo nasladom do jutra i da se radujemo užicima ljubavi.
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 Jer muža mi nema kod kuće: otišao je na dalek put;
For my husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 uzeo je sa sobom novčani tobolac; a vratit će se kući tek o uštapu.”
He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21 Tako ga zavede svojim vičnim nagovorom, odvuče ga svojim glatkim usnama.
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she seduced him.
22 I ludo on pođe za njom, kao što vol ide na klaonicu i kao što jelen zapleten u mrežu čeka
He goeth after her quickly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 dok mu strijela ne probije jetra, i kao ptica što ulijeće u zamku, i ne znajući da će ga to života stajati.
Till an arrow striketh through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
24 Zato me, sine moj, poslušaj i čuj riječi mojih usta.
Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Nek' ti srce ne zastranjuje na njezine putove i ne lutaj po njezinim stazama.
Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 Jer je mnoge smrtno ranila i oborila, i mnogo je onih što ih je pobila.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
