Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread upon the running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it again.
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, they will pour out rain upon the earth. If the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in what place soever it shall fall, there shall it 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, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never 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, nor how the bones are joined together in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the works of God, who is the maker of 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 let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.
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 The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.
Slatka je svjetlost, i dobro je oèima gledati sunce;
8 If a man live many years, and have rejoiced in them all, he must remember the darksome time, and the many days: which when they shall come, the things past shall be accused of 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 therefore, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart be in that which is good in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: and know that for all these 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 Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vain.
Ukloni dakle žalost od srca svojega, i odrini zlo od tijela svojega, jer je djetinjstvo i mladost taština.
