Salamans Mācītājs 7
1 Laba slava ir labāka nekā salda eļļa, un miršanas diena labāka nekā dzimšanas diena.
A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.
2 Labāki ir vaidu namā iet nekā dzīru namā; jo tas ir visu cilvēku gals, un tas, kas dzīvo, to ņem pie sirds.
[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good [warning] to his heart.
3 Noskumt ir labāki nekā smieties; jo kad vaigs noskumis, tas sirdij labi.
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
4 Gudru ļaužu sirds ir vaidu namā, bet ģeķu sirds ir prieku namā.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 Labāk ir klausīties gudra vīra rāšanu, nekā klausīties ģeķa dziesmu.
[It is] better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 Jo kā ērkšķi sprakst apakš poda, tāpat ir ģeķa smiešanās, - tā ir arī niecība.
As the sound of thorns under a cauldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.
7 Tiešām, netaisna peļņa arī gudru padara neprātīgu, un dāvanas samaitā sirdi.
for oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.
8 Labāks ir kādas lietas gals nekā viņas iesākums. Lēnprātīgais ir labāks nekā lepnais.
The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.
9 Neesi ātrs savā prātā dusmot, jo dusmība mājo ģeķu azotē.
Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.
10 Nesaki: kā tas nāk, ka senās dienas bijušas labākas nekā šīs! Jo ar gudrību tu to nevaicā.
Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for you do not enquire in wisdom concerning this.
11 Gudrība ir tik laba kā mantība un labums tiem, kas sauli redz.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and [there is] an advantage [by it] to them that see the sun.
12 Jo gudrības pavēnī ir kā naudas pavēnī; un tas ir atzīšanas labums, ka gudrība dod dzīvību tiem, kam tā ir.
For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.
13 Uzlūko Dieva darbu, jo kas to var darīt taisnu, ko viņš ir darījis līku?
Behold the works of God: for who shall be able to straighten him whom God has made crooked?
14 Baudi labumu labā dienā, bet ļaunu dienu ņem arī par labu; jo Dievs dara gan šo gan to, tāpēc ka cilvēkam nebūs zināt, kas būs pēc viņa.
In the day of prosperity live joyfully, and consider in the day of adversity: consider, [I say], God also has caused the one to agree with the other for [this] reason, that man should find nothing after him.
15 Visu to esmu redzējis savas niecības dienās: Cits ir taisns, kas savā taisnībā iet bojā, un cits ir bezdievīgs, kas savā blēdībā ilgi pastāv.
I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.
16 Neesi pārlieku taisns un neturies pats par visai gudru, - kāpēc tu gribi iet bojā?
Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest you be confounded.
17 Neesi pārlieku bezdievīgs, un neesi visai ģeķīgs; kāpēc tu gribi nomirt nelaikā?
Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest you should die before your time.
18 Labi ir, ka tu šo satver un arī no tā otra savu roku neatrauj; jo kas Dievu bīstas, tas no visa tā izsprūk.
It is well for you to hold fast by this; also by this defile not your hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth [well].
19 Gudrība stiprina gudro vairāk nekā desmit vareni, kas ir pilsētā.
Wisdom will help the wise man more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
20 Tiešām, nav neviena cilvēka, kas taisns būtu virs zemes, kas labi darītu un negrēkotu.
For there is not a righteous man in the earth, who will do good, and not sin
21 Neliec arī vērā visus vārdus, kas top runāti, lai tev nav jādzird, ka tavs kalps tev lād.
Also take no heed to all the words which ungodly men shall speak; lest you hear your servant cursing you.
22 Jo daudzkārt arī tava sirds zin, ka arī tu citus esi lādējis.
For many times he shall trespass against you, and repeatedly shall he afflict your heart; for thus also have you cursed others.
23 Visu šo es ar gudrību esmu izmeklējis. Es sacīju: es dabūšu gudrību, bet viņa bija vēl tālu no manis.
All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24 Tālu ir, kas ir, un ļoti dziļš; kas to var atrast?
[That which is] far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?
25 Es griezos ar savu sirdi, ka es zinātu un izvaicātu un meklētu gudrību un skaidrību, un ka es atzītu bezdievību par ģeķību un neprātību par nelietību.
I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account [of things], and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man.
26 Un es atradu vienu lietu rūgtāku nekā nāvi: sievu, kā sirds ir tīkli un valgi un kā rokas ir saites. Kas labs ir Dieva priekšā, tas no viņas izglābsies, bet grēcinieks caur viņu taps sagūstīts.
And I find her [to be], and I will pronounce [to be] more bitter than death the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, [who has] a band in her hands: [he that is] good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.
27 Redzi, šo esmu atradis, saka tas mācītājs, citu pēc cita, ka es to galavārdu atrastu.
Behold, this have I found, said the Preacher, [seeking] by one at a time to find out the account,
28 To mana dvēsele vēl meklē, un to es vēl neesmu atradis: Starp tūkstošiem es vienu vīru esmu atradis, bet sievu starp šiem visiem es neesmu atradis.
which my soul sought after, but I found not: for I have found one man of a thousand; but a woman in all these I have not found.
29 Bet redzi, to tikai es esmu atradis, ka Dievs cilvēku ir radījis taisnu, bet tie dodas uz daudz gudrošanām.
But, behold, this have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many devices.
