Proverbs 3
1 My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;
Sine moj, ne zaboravljaj nauke moje, i zapovijesti moje neka hrani srce tvoje.
2 For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to thee.
Jer æe ti donijeti dug život, dobre godine i mir.
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart;
Milost i istina neka te ne ostavlja; priveži ih sebi na grlo, upiši ih na ploèi srca svojega.
4 So shalt thou find grace and good favour in the sight of God and man.
Te æeš naæi milost i dobru misao pred Bogom i pred ljudima.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
Uzdaj se u Gospoda svijem srcem svojim, a na svoj razum ne oslanjaj se.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths.
Na svijem putovima svojim imaj ga na umu, i on æe upravljati staze tvoje.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil;
Ne misli sam o sebi da si mudar; boj se Gospoda i uklanjaj se oda zla.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
To æe biti zdravlje pupku tvojemu i zaljevanje kostima tvojim.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
Poštuj Gospoda imanjem svojim i prvinama od svega dohotka svojega;
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
I biæe pune žitnice tvoje obilja, i presipaæe se vino iz kaca tvojih.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction;
Sine moj, ne odbacuj nastave Gospodnje, i nemoj da ti dosadi karanje njegovo.
12 For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Jer koga ljubi Gospod onoga kara, i kao otac sina koji mu je mio.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that obtaineth understanding.
Blago èovjeku koji naðe mudrost, i èovjeku koji dobije razum.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Jer je bolje njom trgovati nego trgovati srebrom, i dobitak na njoj bolji je od zlata.
15 She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Skuplja je od dragoga kamenja, i što je god najmilijih stvari tvojih ne mogu se izjednaèiti s njom.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.
Dug život u desnici joj je, a u ljevici bogatstvo i slava.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Puti su njezini mili puti i sve staze njezine mirne.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is every one that holdest her fast.
Drvo je životno onima koji se hvataju za nju, i ko je god drži sreæan je.
19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.
Gospod je mudrošæu osnovao zemlju, utvrdio nebesa razumom.
20 By His knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
Njegovom mudrošæu razvališe se bezdane i oblaci kaplju rosom.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion;
Sine moj, da ti to ne odlazi iz oèiju; èuvaj pravu mudrost i razboritost;
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
I biæe život duši tvojoj i nakit grlu tvojemu.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot.
Tada æeš iæi bez brige putem svojim, i noga tvoja neæe se spotaæi.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Kad liježeš, neæeš se plašiti, i kad poèivaš, sladak æe ti biti san.
25 Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
Neæeš se plašiti od nagle strahote ni od pogibli bezbožnièke kad doðe.
26 For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being caught.
Jer æe ti Gospod biti uzdanica i èuvaæe ti nogu da se ne uhvati.
27 Withhold not good from him to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
Ne odreci dobra onima kojima treba, kad možeš uèiniti.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.
Ne govori bližnjemu svojemu: idi, i doði drugi put, i sjutra æu ti dati, kad imaš.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Ne kuj zla bližnjemu svojemu koji živi s tobom bez brige.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Ne svaðaj se ni s kim bez uzroka, ako ti nije uèinio zla.
31 Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Nemoj zavidjeti nasilniku, ni izabrati kojega puta njegova.
32 For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; but His counsel is with the upright.
Jer je mrzak Gospodu zlikovac, a u pravednih je tajna njegova.
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
Prokletstvo je Gospodnje u kuæi bezbožnikovoj, a stan pravednièki blagosilja.
34 If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.
Jer potsmjevaèima on se potsmijeva, a krotkima daje milost.
35 The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.
Mudri æe naslijediti slavu, a bezumnike æe odnijeti sramota.
