Proverbs 5
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding;
Sine moj, čuj moju mudrost, prigni uho mojoj razboritosti
2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
da sačuvaš oprez, da ti usne zadrže znanje.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Jer s usana žene preljubnice kaplje med i nepce joj je glađe od ulja,
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
ali je ona naposljetku gorka kao pelin, oštra kao dvosjekli mač.
Njene noge silaze k smrti, a koraci vode u Podzemlje. (Sheol h7585)
6 Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.
Ona ne pazi na put života, ne mari što su joj staze kolebljive.
7 Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Zato me sada poslušaj, sine, i ne odstupaj od riječi mojih usta.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house;
Neka je put tvoj daleko od nje i ne približuj se vratima njezine kuće,
9 Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
da drugima ne bi dao svoju slavu i okrutnima svoje godine;
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in the house of an alien;
da se ne bi tuđinci nasitili tvoga dobra i da tvoja zaslužba ne ode u tuđu kuću;
11 And thou moan, when thine end cometh, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
da ne ridaš na koncu kad ti nestane tijela i puti
12 And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
i da ne kažeš: “Oh, kako sam mrzio pouku i kako mi je srce preziralo ukor!
13 Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
I ne slušah glasa svojih učitelja, niti priklonih uho onima što me poučavahu.
14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.'
I umalo ne zapadoh u svako zlo, usred zbora i zajednice!”
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Pij vodu iz svoje nakapnice i onu što teče iz tvoga studenca.
16 Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.
Moraju li se tvoji izvori razlijevati i tvoji potoci teći ulicama?
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
Nego neka oni budu samo tvoji, a ne i tuđinaca koji su uza te.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
Neka je blagoslovljen izvor tvoj i raduj se sa ženom svoje mladosti:
19 A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.
neka ti je kao mila košuta i ljupka gazela, neka te grudi njene opajaju u svako doba, njezina ljubav zatravljuje bez prestanka!
20 Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien?
TÓa zašto bi se, sine moj, zanosio preljubnicom i grlio tuđinki njedra?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.
Jer pred Jahvinim su očima čovjekovi putovi i on motri sve njegove staze.
22 His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Opakoga će uhvatiti njegova zloća i sapet će ga užad njegovih grijeha.
23 He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.
Umrijet će jer nema pouke, propast će zbog svoje goleme gluposti.
