Proverbs 24
1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
Ne zavidi zlijem ljudima niti želi da si s njima.
2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
Jer o pogibli misli srce njihovo i usne njihove govore o muci.
3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
Mudrošæu se zida kuæa i razumom utvrðuje se.
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
I znanjem se pune klijeti svakoga blaga i dragocjena i mila.
5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
Mudar je èovjek jak, i razuman je èovjek silan snagom.
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
Jer mudrijem savjetom ratovaæeš, i izbavljenje je u mnoštvu savjetnika.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
Visoke su bezumnome mudrosti; neæe otvoriti usta svojih na vratima.
8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
Ko misli zlo èiniti zvaæe se zlikovac.
9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
Misao bezumnikova grijeh je, i potsmjevaè je gad ljudski.
10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
Ako kloneš u nevolji, skratiæe ti se sila.
11 Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
Izbavljaj pohvatane na smrt; i koje hoæe da pogube, nemoj se ustegnuti od njih.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
Ako li reèeš: gle, nijesmo znali za to; neæe li razumjeti onaj koji ispituje srca, i koji èuva dušu tvoju neæe li doznati i platiti svakome po djelima njegovijem?
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Sine moj, jedi med, jer je dobar, i sat, jer je sladak grlu tvojemu.
14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
Tako æe biti poznanje mudrosti duši tvojoj, kad je naðeš; i biæe plata, i nadanje tvoje neæe se zatrti.
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
Bezbožnièe, ne vrebaj oko stana pravednikova, i ne kvari mu poèivanja.
16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
Jer ako i sedam puta padne pravednik, opet ustane, a bezbožnici propadaju u zlu.
17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
Kad padne neprijatelj tvoj, nemoj se radovati, i kad propadne, neka ne igra srce tvoje.
18 or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
Jer bi vidio Gospod i ne bi mu bilo milo, i obratio bi gnjev svoj od njega na tebe.
19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
Nemoj se žestiti radi nevaljalaca, nemoj zavidjeti bezbožnicima.
20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
Jer nema plate nevaljalcu, žižak æe se bezbožnicima ugasiti.
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
Boj se Gospoda, sine moj, i cara, i ne miješaj se s nemirnicima.
22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
Jer æe se ujedanput podignuti pogibao njihova, a ko zna propast koja ide od obojice?
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
I ovo je za mudarce: gledati ko je ko na sudu nije dobro.
24 Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
Ko govori bezbožniku: pravedan si, njega æe proklinjati ljudi i mrziæe na nj narodi.
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
A koji ga karaju, oni æe biti mili, i doæi æe na njih blagoslov dobrijeh.
26 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
Ko govori rijeèi istinite, u usta ljubi.
27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
Uredi svoj posao na polju, i svrši svoje na njivi, potom i kuæu svoju zidaj.
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
Ne budi svjedok na bližnjega svojega bez razloga, i ne varaj usnama svojima.
29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Ne govori: kako je on meni uèinio tako æu ja njemu uèiniti; platiæu ovom èovjeku po djelu njegovu.
30 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
Iðah mimo njivu èovjeka lijena i mimo vinograd èovjeka bezumna;
31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
I gle, bješe sve zaraslo u trnje i sve pokrio èkalj, i ograda im kamena razvaljena.
32 I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
I vidjevši uzeh na um, i gledah i pouèih se.
33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Dok malo prospavaš, dok malo prodrijemlješ, dok malo sklopiš ruke da poèineš,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
U tom æe doæi siromaštvo tvoje kao putnik, i oskudica tvoja kao oružan èovjek.
