Propovednik 11
1 Baci hljeb svoj povrh vode; jer æeš ga naæi poslije mnogo vremena.
Send out your bread on the waters, for you will find it again after many days.
2 Razdijeli sedmorici i osmorici; jer ne znaš kako æe zlo biti na zemlji.
Share it with seven, even eight people, for you do not know what disasters are coming on the earth.
3 Kad se napune oblaci, prosipaju dažd na zemlju, i ako padne drvo na jug ili na sjever, gdje padne drvo ondje æe ostati.
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth, and if a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it will remain.
4 Ko pazi na vjetar, neæe sijati, i ko gleda na oblake, neæe žeti.
Anyone who watches the wind might not plant, and anyone who watches the clouds might not harvest.
5 Kako ne znaš koji je put vjetru ni kako postaju kosti u utrobi trudne žene, tako ne znaš djela Božijega i kako tvori sve.
As you do not know the path of the wind, nor how a baby's bones grow in the pregnant womb, so also you cannot comprehend the work of God, who created everything.
6 Izjutra sij sjeme svoje i uveèe nemoj da ti poèivaju ruke, jer ne znaš šta æe biti bolje, ovo ili ono, ili æe oboje biti jednako dobro.
In the morning plant your seed; until the evening, work with your hands as needed, for you know not which will prosper, whether morning or evening, or this or that, or whether they will both alike be good.
7 Slatka je svjetlost, i dobro je oèima gledati sunce;
Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.
8 Ali da èovjek živi mnogo godina i svagda se veseli, pa se opomene dana tamnijeh kako æe ih biti mnogo, sve što je bilo biæe taština.
If someone lives many years, let him be happy in all of them, but let him think about the coming days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is vanishing vapor.
9 Raduj se, mladiæu, za mladosti svoje, i neka se veseli srce tvoje dok si mlad, i hodi kuda te srce tvoje vodi i kuda oèi tvoje gledaju; ali znaj da æe te za sve to Bog izvesti na sud.
Take joy, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be joyful in the days of your youth. Pursue the good desires of your heart, and whatever is within the sight of your eyes. However, know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
10 Ukloni dakle žalost od srca svojega, i odrini zlo od tijela svojega, jer je djetinjstvo i mladost taština.
Drive anger away from your heart, and ignore any pain in your body, because youth and its strength are vapor.
