Mudre Izreke 9
1 Mudrost je sazidala sebi kuću, i otesala sedam stupova.
[It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
2 Poklala je svoje klanice, pomiješala svoje vino i postavila svoj stol.
and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
3 Poslala je svoje djevojke da objave svrh gradskih visina:
[It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
4 “Tko je neiskusan, neka se svrati ovamo!” A nerazumnima govori:
“You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
5 “Hodite, jedite od mojega kruha i pijte vina koje sam pomiješala.
“Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
6 Ostavite ludost, da biste živjeli, i hodite putem razboritosti.”
(Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
7 Tko poučava podrugljivca, prima pogrdu, i tko prekorava opakoga, prima ljagu.
If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
8 Ne kori podsmjevača, da te ne zamrzi; kori mudra, da te zavoli.
Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
9 Pouči mudroga, i bit će još mudriji; uputi pravednoga, i uvećat će se njegovo znanje.
If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
10 Gospodnji strah početak je mudrosti, a razboritost je spoznaja Presvetog.
If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
11 “Po meni ti se umnožavaju dani i množe ti se godine života.
If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
12 Ako si mudar, sebi si mudar; budeš li podsmjevač, sam ćeš snositi.”
If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
13 Gospođa ludost puna je strasti, prosta je i ne zna ništa.
Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
14 I sjedi na vratima svoje kuće na stolici, u gradskim visinama,
They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
15 te poziva one koji prolaze putem, koji ravno idu svojim stazama:
and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
16 “Tko je neiskusan, neka se svrati ovamo!” I nerazumnomu govori:
“You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
17 “Kradena je voda slatka i ugodno je potajno jesti kruh.”
“[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
