Proverbs 5
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding:
Sine moj, slušaj mudrost moju, k razumu mojemu prigni uho svoje,
2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Da se držiš razboritosti, i usne tvoje da hrane znanje.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Jer s usana tuðe žene kaplje med, i grlo joj je mekše od ulja;
4 But her latter end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Ali joj je pošljedak gorak kao pelen, oštar kao maè s obje strane oštar.
Noge joj slaze k smrti, do pakla dopiru koraci njezini. (Sheol h7585)
6 So that she findeth not the level path of life: her ways are unstable [and] she knoweth [it] not.
Da ne bi mjerio puta životnoga, savijaju se staze njezine da ne znaš.
7 Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Zato, djeco, poslušajte mene, i ne otstupajte od rijeèi usta mojih.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Neka je daleko od nje put tvoj, i ne približuj se k vratima kuæe njezine,
9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
Da ne bi dao drugima slave svoje i godina svojih nemilostivome,
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength; and thy labours [be] in the house of an alien;
Da se ne bi tuðinci nasitili tvojega blaga i trud tvoj da ne bi bio u tuðoj kuæi,
11 And thou mourn at thy latter end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
I da ne ridaš na pošljedak, kad se stroši meso tvoje i tijelo tvoje,
12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
I reèeš: kako mrzih na nastavu, i kako srce moje prezira karanje!
13 Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
I ne poslušah glasa uèitelja svojih, i ne prignuh uha svojega k onima koji me uèahu!
14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Umalo ne zapadoh u svako zlo usred zbora i skupštine.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Pij vodu iz svojega studenca i što teèe iz tvojega izvora.
16 Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, and rivers of water in the streets?
Neka se razlivaju tvoji izvori na polje, i potoci po ulicama.
17 Let them be for thyself alone, and not for strangers with thee.
Imaj ih sam za se, a ne tuðin s tobom.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
Blagosloven da je izvor tvoj, i veseli se ženom mladosti svoje;
19 [As] a loving hind and a pleasant doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
Neka ti je kao košuta mila i kao srna ljupka; dojke njezine neka te opijaju u svako doba, u ljubavi njezinoj posræi jednako.
20 For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
A zašto bi, sine, posrtao za tuðinkom i golio njedra tuðoj,
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he maketh level all his paths.
Kad su pred oèima Gospodu putovi svaèiji, i mjeri sve staze njegove?
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Bezbožnika æe uhvatiti njegova bezakonja, i u uža grijeha svojih zaplešæe se;
23 He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Umrijeæe bez nastave, i od mnoštva ludosti svoje lutaæe.
