Kazatel 10
1 Muchy mrtvé nasmrazují a nakažují mast apatekářskou; tak pro moudrost a slávu vzácného maličko bláznovství zohyžďuje.
[A few] dead flies in [a bottle of] perfume cause [all] the perfume to stink. Similarly [SIM], a small amount of acting foolishly can have a greater effect than acting wisely.
2 Srdce moudrého jest po pravici jeho, ale srdce blázna po levici jeho.
If people think sensibly, it will lead them to do what is right; if they think foolishly, it causes them to do what is wrong.
3 I tehdáž, když blázen cestou jde, srdce jeho nedostatek trpí; nebo všechněm znáti dává, že blázen jest.
Even while foolish people walk along the road, they show that they do not have good sense; they show everyone that they are not wise.
4 Jestliže by duch toho, jenž panuje, povstal proti tobě, neopouštěj místa svého; nebo krotkost přítrž činí hříchům velikým.
Do not quit working for a ruler when he is angry with you; if you remain calm, he will [probably] stop being angry.
5 Jest zlá věc, kterouž jsem viděl pod sluncem, totiž neprozřetelnost, kteráž pochází od vrchnosti,
There is something [else] that I have seen here on this earth, something that rulers sometimes do that is wrong/inappropriate:
6 Že blázen postaven bývá v důstojnosti veliké, a bohatí že v nízkosti sedávají.
They appoint foolish people to have important positions, while they appoint rich [people] to have unimportant positions.
7 Viděl jsem služebníky na koních, knížata pak, ana chodí pěšky jako služebníci.
They allow slaves [to ride] on horses [like rich people usually do], [but] they force officials to walk [like slaves usually do].
8 Kdo kopá jámu, upadá do ní; a kdo boří plot, ušťkne jej had.
[It is possible that] those who dig pits will fall into one of those pits. [It is possible that] someone who tears down a wall will be bitten by a snake [that is in that wall].
9 Kdo přenáší kamení, urazí se jím; a kdo štípá dříví, nebezpečenství bude míti od něho.
If you work in a quarry, [it is possible that] a stone [will fall on you and] injure you. [It is possible that] men who split logs will be injured by one of those logs.
10 Jestliže se ztupí železo, a nenabrousí-li ostří jeho, tedy síly přičiniti musí; ale mnohem lépe může to spraviti moudrost.
If your axe is not sharp [DOU], you will need to work harder [to cut down a tree], but by being wise, you will succeed.
11 Ušťkne-li had, než by zaklet byl, nic neprospějí slova zaklinače.
If a snake bites a man before he charms/tames it, his ability to charm snakes will not benefit him.
12 Slova úst moudrého jsou příjemná, ale rtové blázna sehlcují jej.
Wise people say [MTY] what is sensible, and because of that, people honor them; but foolish people are destroyed by what they say [MTY].
13 Počátek slov úst jeho jest nemoudrost, a ostatek mluvení jeho pouhé bláznovství.
When foolish people start to talk, they say things that are foolish, and they end by saying things that are both wicked and foolish.
14 Nebo blázen mnoho mluví, ješto neví člověk ten, co budoucího jest. To zajisté, co bude po něm, kdo mu oznámí?
They talk (too much/without ceasing). None of us knows what will happen in the future, or what will happen after we die.
15 Práce bláznů k ustání je přivodí, nebo neumí ani do města trefiti.
Foolish people become [so] exhausted by the work that they do that they are unable to find the road to their town/homes.
16 Běda tobě, země, když král tvůj dítě jest, a knížata tvá ráno hodují.
Terrible things will happen to the people of a nation whose ruler is a foolish young man, and whose [other] leaders continually eat, all day long, every day.
17 Blahoslavená jsi ty země, když král tvůj jest syn šlechetných, a knížata tvá, když čas jest, jídají pro posilnění, a ne pro opilství.
[But] a nation will prosper if its ruler is from a (noble/well-educated) family, and if its [other] leaders feast [only] at the proper times, and [if they eat and drink only] to be strong, not to become drunk.
18 Ano pro lenost schází krov, a pro opuštění rukou kapává do domu.
Some men are very lazy [and do not repair the rafters], with the result that the rafters sag [and collapse]; and if they do not repair the roof, water will leak into the house [when it rains].
19 Pro obveselení strojívají hody, a víno obveseluje život, peníze pak ke všemu dopomáhají.
Eating food and drinking wine causes us to laugh and be happy, [but] we are able to enjoy those things only if we have money [to buy them].
20 Ani sám u sebe králi nezlořeč, ani v skrýších pokoje svého nezlořeč mocnějšímu; nebo pták nebeský donesl by hlas ten, a to, což křídla má, vyjevilo by řeč tvou.
Do not even think about cursing the king, or cursing rich [people, even] when you are [alone] in your bedroom, because [it is possible that] a little bird will hear [what you are saying], [and] tell those people what you said [about them].
