Proverbs 24
1 Do not be envious of those who are evil, nor desire to associate with them,
Ne zavidi zlijem ljudima niti želi da si s njima.
2 because their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about trouble.
Jer o pogibli misli srce njihovo i usne njihove govore o muci.
3 Through wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established.
Mudrošæu se zida kuæa i razumom utvrðuje se.
4 By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
I znanjem se pune klijeti svakoga blaga i dragocjena i mila.
5 A warrior of wisdom is strong, and a man of knowledge increases his strength;
Mudar je èovjek jak, i razuman je èovjek silan snagom.
6 for by wise direction you can wage your war and with many advisors there is victory.
Jer mudrijem savjetom ratovaæeš, i izbavljenje je u mnoštvu savjetnika.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Visoke su bezumnome mudrosti; neæe otvoriti usta svojih na vratima.
8 There is one who plans to do evil— people call him a master of schemes.
Ko misli zlo èiniti zvaæe se zlikovac.
9 A foolish plan is sin and men despise a mocker.
Misao bezumnikova grijeh je, i potsmjevaè je gad ljudski.
10 If you become weak with fear in the day of trouble, then your strength is small.
Ako kloneš u nevolji, skratiæe ti se sila.
11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death and hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter.
Izbavljaj pohvatane na smrt; i koje hoæe da pogube, nemoj se ustegnuti od njih.
12 If you say, “Behold, we knew nothing about this,” does not the one who weighs the heart understand what you are saying? The one who guards your life, does he not know it? Will God not give to each one what he deserves?
Ako li reèeš: gle, nijesmo znali za to; neæe li razumjeti onaj koji ispituje srca, i koji èuva dušu tvoju neæe li doznati i platiti svakome po djelima njegovijem?
13 My son, eat honey because it is good, because the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Sine moj, jedi med, jer je dobar, i sat, jer je sladak grlu tvojemu.
14 Such is wisdom for your soul— if you find it, there will be a future and your hope will not be cut off.
Tako æe biti poznanje mudrosti duši tvojoj, kad je naðeš; i biæe plata, i nadanje tvoje neæe se zatrti.
15 Do not lie in wait like the wicked person who attacks the house of the righteous person. Do not destroy his home!
Bezbožnièe, ne vrebaj oko stana pravednikova, i ne kvari mu poèivanja.
16 For the righteous person falls down seven times and rises again, but wicked people are brought down by calamity.
Jer ako i sedam puta padne pravednik, opet ustane, a bezbožnici propadaju u zlu.
17 Do not celebrate when your enemy falls and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
Kad padne neprijatelj tvoj, nemoj se radovati, i kad propadne, neka ne igra srce tvoje.
18 or Yahweh will see and disapprove and turn away his wrath from him.
Jer bi vidio Gospod i ne bi mu bilo milo, i obratio bi gnjev svoj od njega na tebe.
19 Do not worry because of evildoers, and do not envy wicked people,
Nemoj se žestiti radi nevaljalaca, nemoj zavidjeti bezbožnicima.
20 for the evil person has no future and the lamp of wicked people will go out.
Jer nema plate nevaljalcu, žižak æe se bezbožnicima ugasiti.
21 Fear Yahweh, and fear the king, my son; do not associate with those who rebel against them,
Boj se Gospoda, sine moj, i cara, i ne miješaj se s nemirnicima.
22 for suddenly their disaster will come and who knows the extent of the destruction that will come from both of them?
Jer æe se ujedanput podignuti pogibao njihova, a ko zna propast koja ide od obojice?
23 These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging a case at law is not good.
I ovo je za mudarce: gledati ko je ko na sudu nije dobro.
24 Whoever says to the wicked person, “You are a righteous person,” will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
Ko govori bezbožniku: pravedan si, njega æe proklinjati ljudi i mrziæe na nj narodi.
25 But those who discipline the wicked will have delight and gifts of goodness will come to them.
A koji ga karaju, oni æe biti mili, i doæi æe na njih blagoslov dobrijeh.
26 The one who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips.
Ko govori rijeèi istinite, u usta ljubi.
27 Prepare your outdoor work, and make everything ready for yourself in the field; after that, build your house.
Uredi svoj posao na polju, i svrši svoje na njivi, potom i kuæu svoju zidaj.
28 Do not bear witness against your neighbor without cause and do not deceive with your lips.
Ne budi svjedok na bližnjega svojega bez razloga, i ne varaj usnama svojima.
29 Do not say, “I will do to him what he has done to me; I will pay him back for what he has done.”
Ne govori: kako je on meni uèinio tako æu ja njemu uèiniti; platiæu ovom èovjeku po djelu njegovu.
30 I went by the field of a lazy man, past the vineyard of the man having no sense.
Iðah mimo njivu èovjeka lijena i mimo vinograd èovjeka bezumna;
31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
I gle, bješe sve zaraslo u trnje i sve pokrio èkalj, i ograda im kamena razvaljena.
32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.
I vidjevši uzeh na um, i gledah i pouèih se.
33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
Dok malo prospavaš, dok malo prodrijemlješ, dok malo sklopiš ruke da poèineš,
34 and poverty comes marching upon you, and your needs like an armed soldier.
U tom æe doæi siromaštvo tvoje kao putnik, i oskudica tvoja kao oružan èovjek.
