Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her own house; she has carved seven pillars out of rocks.
Premudrost sazida sebi kuæu, i otesa sedam stupova;
2 She has slaughtered her animals; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
Pokla stoku svoju, rastvori vino svoje, i postavi sto svoj.
3 She has sent out her maids; she calls out from the highest points of the city,
Posla djevojke svoje, te zove svrh visina gradskih:
4 “Who is naive? Let him turn aside here!” To the one lacking good sense she speaks.
Ko je lud, neka se uvrati ovamo. I bezumnima veli:
5 “Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
Hodite, jedite hljeba mojega, i pijte vina koje sam rastvorila.
6 Leave your naive actions and live; walk in the path of understanding.
Ostavite ludost i biæete živi, i idite putem razuma.
7 Whoever disciplines a mocker receives abuse, and whoever rebukes a wicked person receives insults.
Ko uèi potsmjevaèa, prima sramotu; i ko kori bezbožnika, prima rug.
8 Do not reprove a mocker, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Ne karaj potsmjevaèa da ne omrzne na te; karaj mudra, i ljubiæe te.
9 Give to a wise person, and he will become even wiser; teach a righteous person, and he will add to his learning.
Kaži mudrome, i biæe još mudriji; pouèi pravednoga, i znaæe više.
10 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Poèetak je mudrosti strah Gospodnji, i znanje je svetijeh stvari razum.
11 For through me your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you.
Jer æe se mnom umnožiti dani tvoji i dodaæe ti se godine životu.
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and if you mock, you will carry it by yourself.”
Ako budeš mudar, sebi æeš biti mudar; ako li budeš potsmjevaè, sam æeš tegliti.
13 The woman of foolishness is ignorant; she is untaught and knows nothing.
Žena bezumna plaha je, luda i ništa ne zna;
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the highest places of the town.
I sjedi na vratima od kuæe svoje na stolici, na visinama gradskim,
15 She is calling out to those who pass by in the streets, to people walking straight on their way.
Te vièe one koji prolaze, koji idu pravo svojim putem:
16 “Let anyone who is naive turn aside here,” she says to those who have no sense.
Ko je lud? neka se uvrati ovamo. I bezumnome govori:
17 “Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is delicious.”
Voda je kradena slatka, i hljeb je sakriven ugodan.
