Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
Baci hljeb svoj povrh vode; jer æeš ga naæi poslije mnogo vremena.
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Razdijeli sedmorici i osmorici; jer ne znaš kako æe zlo biti na zemlji.
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Kad se napune oblaci, prosipaju dažd na zemlju, i ako padne drvo na jug ili na sjever, gdje padne drvo ondje æe ostati.
4 He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
Ko pazi na vjetar, neæe sijati, i ko gleda na oblake, neæe žeti.
5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, how the bones [grow] in the womb of her that is with child, even so thou knowest not the work of God who maketh all.
Kako ne znaš koji je put vjetru ni kako postaju kosti u utrobi trudne žene, tako ne znaš djela Božijega i kako tvori sve.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Izjutra sij sjeme svoje i uveèe nemoj da ti poèivaju ruke, jer ne znaš šta æe biti bolje, ovo ili ono, ili æe oboje biti jednako dobro.
7 Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;
Slatka je svjetlost, i dobro je oèima gledati sunce;
8 but if a man live many years, [and] rejoice in them all, yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many: all that cometh is vanity.
Ali da èovjek živi mnogo godina i svagda se veseli, pa se opomene dana tamnijeh kako æe ih biti mnogo, sve što je bilo biæe taština.
9 Rejoice, young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.
Raduj se, mladiæu, za mladosti svoje, i neka se veseli srce tvoje dok si mlad, i hodi kuda te srce tvoje vodi i kuda oèi tvoje gledaju; ali znaj da æe te za sve to Bog izvesti na sud.
10 Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
Ukloni dakle žalost od srca svojega, i odrini zlo od tijela svojega, jer je djetinjstvo i mladost taština.
