Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars.
Premudrost sazida sebi kuæu, i otesa sedam stupova;
2 She hath killed her fatlings; She hath mingled her wine; Yea, she hath furnished her table.
Pokla stoku svoju, rastvori vino svoje, i postavi sto svoj.
3 She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth aloud upon the highest places of the city:
Posla djevojke svoje, te zove svrh visina gradskih:
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” To him that is void of understanding she saith,
Ko je lud, neka se uvrati ovamo. I bezumnima veli:
5 “Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled!
Hodite, jedite hljeba mojega, i pijte vina koje sam rastvorila.
6 Forsake folly, and live! And go forward in the way of understanding!
Ostavite ludost i biæete živi, i idite putem razuma.
7 “He who correcteth a scoffer Bringeth shame upon himself; And he who rebuketh the wicked Bringeth upon himself a stain.
Ko uèi potsmjevaèa, prima sramotu; i ko kori bezbožnika, prima rug.
8 Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Ne karaj potsmjevaèa da ne omrzne na te; karaj mudra, i ljubiæe te.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Kaži mudrome, i biæe još mudriji; pouèi pravednoga, i znaæe više.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Most Holy is understanding.
Poèetak je mudrosti strah Gospodnji, i znanje je svetijeh stvari razum.
11 Yea, through me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
Jer æe se mnom umnožiti dani tvoji i dodaæe ti se godine životu.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou art a scoffer, thou alone must bear it.”
Ako budeš mudar, sebi æeš biti mudar; ako li budeš potsmjevaè, sam æeš tegliti.
13 The foolish woman is clamorous; She is very simple, and careth for nothing.
Žena bezumna plaha je, luda i ništa ne zna;
14 She sitteth at the door of her house, Upon a seat in the high places of the city,
I sjedi na vratima od kuæe svoje na stolici, na visinama gradskim,
15 To call aloud to those that pass by, Who go straight forward in their ways,
Te vièe one koji prolaze, koji idu pravo svojim putem:
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
Ko je lud? neka se uvrati ovamo. I bezumnome govori:
17 “Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Voda je kradena slatka, i hljeb je sakriven ugodan.
