Proverbs 9
1 [It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
Премудрост сазида себи кућу, и отеса седам ступова;
2 and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
Покла стоку своју, раствори вино своје, и постави сто свој.
3 [It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
Посла девојке своје, те зове сврх висина градских:
4 “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
Ко је луд, нека се уврати овамо. И безумнима вели:
5 “Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
Ходите, једите хлеба мог, и пијте вино које сам растворила.
6 (Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
Оставите лудост и бићете живи, и идите путем разума.
7 If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
Ко учи подсмевача, прима срамоту; и ко кори безбожника, прима руг.
8 Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
Не карај подсмевача да не омрзне на те; карај мудра, и љубиће те.
9 If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
Кажи мудроме, и биће још мудрији; поучи праведног, и знаће више.
10 If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
Почетак је мудрости страх Господњи, и знање је светих ствари разум.
11 If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
Јер ће се мном умножити дани твоји и додаће ти се године животу.
12 If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
Ако будеш мудар, себи ћеш бити мудар; ако ли будеш подсмевач, сам ћеш теглити.
13 Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
Жена безумна плаха је, луда и ништа не зна;
14 They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
И седи на вратима од куће своје на столици, на висинама градским,
15 and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
Те виче оне који пролазе, који иду право својим путем:
16 “You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
Ко је луд? Нека се уврати овамо. И безумном говори:
17 “[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
Вода је крадена слатка, и хлеб је сакривен угодан.
