Proverbs 24
1 Don't be jealous of evil people; don't long to spend time with them,
Ne zavidi opakim ljudima niti želi da budeš s njima.
2 for they think up cruel plans and discuss how to cause trouble.
Jer im srce smišlja nasilje i usne govore o nedjelu.
3 A house is built by wisdom; its foundation is made secure through understanding.
Mudrošću se zida kuća i razborom utvrđuje,
4 Its rooms are filled by knowledge with all kinds of valuable and beautiful objects.
i po znanju se pune klijeti svakim blagom dragocjenim i ljupkim.
5 If you have wisdom, you are strong; if you have knowledge, your power increases,
Bolji je mudar od jakoga i čovjek razuman od silne ljudine.
6 for with wise guidance you can go to war; you will be victorious by having many good advisors.
Jer s promišljanjem se ide u boj i pobjeda je u mnoštvu savjetnika.
7 Wisdom goes over the heads of stupid people; they have nothing to contribute when important matters are discussed.
Previsoka je bezumnomu mudrost: zato na sudu ne otvara usta svojih!
8 Anyone who plans to do evil will be seen as a troublemaker.
Tko smišlja zlo zove se učitelj podmukli.
9 Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
Ludost samo grijeh snuje, i podrugljivac je mrzak ljudima.
10 If you give up in times of trouble, it shows how weak you are.
Kloneš li u dan bijede, bijedna je tvoja snaga.
11 Rescue those who are being led away to be executed; save those who are stumbling on their way to be slaughtered.
Izbavi one koje vode u smrt; i spasavaj one koji posrćući idu na stratište.
12 If you say, “Look, we didn't know anything about this,” don't you think the God who judges your motives will see what's happening? He who watches over you knows, and he will pay people back for what they've done.
Ako kažeš: “Nismo za to znali”, ne razumije li onaj koji ispituje srca? I ne znade li onaj koji ti čuva dušu? I ne plaća li on svakomu po njegovim djelima?
13 My son, eating honey is good for you; the honeycomb tastes sweet.
Jedi med, sine moj, jer je dobar, i saće je slatko nepcu tvome.
14 In the same way, you should know that wisdom is good for you; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.
Takva je, znaj, i mudrost tvojoj duši: ako je nađeš, našao si budućnost i nada tvoja neće propasti.
15 Don't be like a criminal waiting to ambush the home of good people; don't attack the place where they live.
Ne postavljaj, opaki, zasjede stanu pravednikovu, ne čini nasilja boravištu njegovu;
16 Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought down by disaster.
jer padne li pravednik i sedam puta, on ustaje, a opaki propadaju u nesreći.
17 Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
Ne veseli se kad padne neprijatelj tvoj i ne kliči srcem kada on posrće,
18 otherwise when the Lord sees it, he'll be unhappy with you and won't punish your enemies as he planned.
da ne bi vidio Jahve i za zlo uzeo i obratio srdžbu svoju od njega.
19 Don't get all upset over the wicked, or be jealous of those who do wrong,
Nemoj se srditi zbog zločinaca, nemoj zavidjeti opakima,
20 for evil people have no future—the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
jer zao čovjek nema budućnosti, svjetiljka opakih gasi se.
21 My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,
Boj se Jahve, sine moj, i kralja: i ne buni se ni protiv jednoga ni protiv drugoga.
22 for disaster will suddenly fall on them. Who knows how the Lord and king will punish them?
Jer iznenada provaljuje nesreća njihova i tko zna kad će doći propast njihova.
23 These are more sayings of the wise: Showing favoritism when passing judgment is wrong.
I ovo je od mudraca: Ne valja biti pristran na sudu.
24 Those who tell the guilty, “You're innocent,” will be cursed by the people and hated by the nation,
Tko opakomu veli: “Pravedan si”, proklinju ga narodi i kunu puci;
25 while those who convict the guilty will be appreciated, and will receive a rich blessing.
a oni koji ga ukore nalaze zadovoljstvo, i na njih dolazi blagoslov sreće.
26 An honest answer is a kiss on the lips.
U usta ljubi tko odgovara pošteno.
27 Do the work you need to do outside first, then prepare and sow your fields, and only after that start building your house.
Svrši svoj posao vani i uredi svoje polje, potom i kuću svoju zidaj.
28 Don't testify against your neighbors without having a good reason, and don't tell lies.
Ne svjedoči lažno na bližnjega svoga: zar ćeš varati usnama svojim?
29 Don't say to yourself, “I'm going to do to him what he did to me! I'll pay him back for what he's done!”
Ne reci: “Kako je on meni učinio, tako ću i ja njemu; platit ću tom čovjeku po djelu njegovu!”
30 I walked past the field of a lazy man, past a vineyard of someone with no sense.
Prolazio sam mimo polje nekog lijenčine i mimo vinograd nekog luđaka,
31 It was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall had fallen down.
i gle, sve bijaše zaraslo u koprive, i sve pokrio čkalj, i kamena ograda porušena.
32 As I looked I thought about it, and what I saw taught me a lesson:
Vidjeh to i pohranih u srcu, promotrih i uzeh pouku:
33 You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—
“Još malo odspavaj, još malo odrijemaj, još malo podvij ruke za počinak,
34 and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.
i doći će tvoje siromaštvo kao skitač i oskudica kao oružanik!”
