Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
Ne hvali se sjutrašnjim danom, jer ne znaš šta æe dan donijeti.
2 Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
Neka te hvali drugi, a ne tvoja usta, tuðin, a ne tvoje usne.
3 [It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy] stones or [a pail full of] sand, but doing something stupid/foolish [can cause] great [pain to other people’s spirits.]
Težak je kamen, i pijesak je težak; ali je gnjev bezumnikov teži od obojega.
4 It is cruel to be angry [with others], and our being angry sometimes destroys [others], but being jealous of someone is [RHQ] often more cruel than that.
Jarost je nemilostiva, i gnjev je plah; ali ko æe odoljeti zavisti?
5 It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
Bolji je javni ukor nego tajna ljubav.
6 If a friend criticizes you, [he is a good friend and] you can trust him; but if one of your enemies kisses you, he is [probably wanting to] deceive you.
Udarci od prijatelja istiniti su, a cjelivi nenavidnikovi lažni.
7 When someone’s stomach is full, he does not want to eat honey; but when someone is [very] hungry, he thinks that [even] bitter things taste sweet.
Duša sita gazi sat, a gladnoj duši slatko je sve što je gorko.
8 Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
Kaka je ptica koja odleti iz svojega gnijezda, taki je èovjek koji otide iz svojega mjesta.
9 [Putting olive] oil and perfume on a person’s skin causes him to feel good, but having a friend [who gives] good advice [is even better].
Ulje i kad veseli srce, tako je prijatelj sladak svjetom srdaènijem.
10 Do not neglect your friends or your parents’ friends; and at a time when you are experiencing a disaster, do not go to a relative [who lives far away to request his help]; someone who lives near you can help you more than relatives who live far away.
Ne ostavljaj prijatelja svojega ni prijatelja oca svojega, i u kuæu brata svojega ne ulazi u nesreæi svojoj: bolji je susjed blizu nego brat daleko.
11 My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise, in order that I will [know how to] reply to those who would criticize me [about your behavior].
Sine moj, budi mudar i obraduj srce moje, da imam šta odgovoriti onome ko me ruži.
12 Those who have good sense will realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they will hide; those who do not have good sense [just] keep going, and later they will suffer because of [doing] that.
Pametan èovjek vidi zlo i skloni se, a ludi idu dalje i plaæaju.
13 [You deserve to] have your property taken from you if you [foolishly] promise to a stranger (OR, a strange woman) that you will pay what she owes if she is unable to pay it [DOU].
Uzmi haljinu onomu koji se podjamèi za tuðina, i uzmi zalog od njega za tuðinku.
14 If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor [while he is still sleeping], he will consider it to be a curse, [not a blessing].
Ko blagosilja prijatelja svojega na glas rano ustajuæi, primiæe mu se za kletvu.
15 [Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
Neprestano kapanje kad je velik dažd, i žena svadljiva, jedno su;
16 [Trying] to restrain/stop her [from doing that] is as [difficult] [SIM] [as trying] to stop the wind or [trying] to hold oil in your hand.
Ko je ustavlja, ustavlja vjetar, i ona se odaje kao mirisavo ulje u desnici.
17 [We can use one] iron tool to sharpen [another] iron [tool]; similarly [SIM], [when one person shares] what he is thinking, it can help other people [to think more clearly].
Gvožðe se gvožðem oštri, tako èovjek oštri lice prijatelja svojega.
18 Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
Ko èuva smokvu, ješæe roda njezina; tako ko èuva gospodara svojega, biæe poštovan.
19 [When a person looks] in the water, he sees his own face; similarly [SIM], [when we look at] a person’s behavior, we know what he is thinking.
Kako je u vodi lice prema licu, tako je srce èovjeèije prema èovjeku.
20 [It is as though] the place where the dead people are is always wanting more people to [die and] come there; and humans [SYN] are always wanting to acquire more things, [too]. (Sheol h7585)
Grob i propast nigda se ne mogu zasititi, tako oèi èovjeèije nigda nijesu site. (Sheol h7585)
21 [Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and [SIM] people learn [what we are really like when they see how we react when people] praise us.
Srebro u topionici i zlato u peæi a èovjek u ustima onoga koji ga hvali poznaje se.
22 Even if you beat/crush a fool severely [like] [MET] you pulverize grain with a pestle, you [probably] will not be able to cause him to stop (being foolish/doing foolish things).
Da bezumnoga tucaš u stupi tuèkom s prekrupom, ne bi otišlo od njega bezumlje njegovo.
23 Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
Dobro gledaj stoku svoju i staraj se za stada svoja.
24 because the money [that you acquired from selling animals previously] will not (last/stay with you) forever; similarly [SIM], governments [MTY] certainly do not [RHQ] last forever.
Jer bogatstvo ne traje dovijeka niti kruna od koljena do koljena.
25 After you cut the hay [DOU] and [store it to feed the animals in the winter while] a new crop of hay is growing,
Kad trava naraste i pokaže se zelen, kupi se trava po planinama.
26 you will be able to [shear the sheep and] make clothes from the wool, and you will get money from selling [some of] the goats to buy [more] land,
Jaganjci su ti za odijelo, i jariæi cijena za njivu.
27 and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
I dosta ima mlijeka kozjega tebi za jelo, i za jelo tvojemu domu i za hranu tvojim djevojkama.
