Propovednik 5
1 Èuvaj nogu svoju kad ideš u dom Božji, i pristupi da slušaš; to je bolje nego što bezumni daju žrtve, jer ne znaju da zlo èine.
Watch thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be near to hearken [to his will], more than to give the sacrifice of fools; for they consider not that they do evil [to themselves].
2 Nemoj nagliti ustima svojim, i srce tvoje da ne bude brzo izgovoriti što pred Bogom, jer je Bog na nebu a ti si na zemlji, zato neka bude malo rijeèi tvojih.
Suffer not thy mouth to be rash, and let thy heart not be hasty to utter any word before God; for God is in the heavens, and thou art upon the earth: therefore let thy words be few.
3 Jer san dolazi od mnogoga posla, a glas bezumnikov od mnogih rijeèi.
For a dream cometh through being much employed [with something], and the voice of a fool cometh with a multitude of words.
4 Kad uèiniš zavjet Bogu, ne oklijevaj ispuniti ga, jer mu nijesu mili bezumnici; što god zavjetuješ, ispuni.
When thou makest a vow unto God, do not delay to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in such fools: that which thou hast vowed must thou pay.
5 Bolje je da ne zavjetuješ negoli da zavjetuješ pa ne ispuniš.
It is better that thou shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst vow and not pay.
6 Ne daj ustima svojima da na grijeh navode tijelo tvoje, i ne govori pred anðelom da je bilo nehotice. Zašto bi se gnjevio Bog na rijeèi tvoje i potro djelo ruku tvojih?
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy body to sin; and say thou not before the messenger, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry because of thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
7 Jer kao što u mnoštvu sanova ima taštine, tako i u mnogim rijeèima; nego boj se Boga.
For in the multitude of dreams and vanities there are also many words; but rather fear thou God.
8 Ako vidiš gdje se èini nepravda siromahu i otima sud i pravda u zemlji, ne èudi se tome, jer viši pazi na visokoga, i ima još viših nad njima.
If thou see the oppression of the poor, and violence done to justice and righteousness in a province, do not feel astounded at the matter; for one that is high watcheth over the high; and over them, the highest Power.
9 Ali je zemlja korisnija od svega; i car njivi služi.
But the advantage of a land in all things is, a king who is subject to the country.
10 Ko ljubi novce, neæe se nasititi novaca; i ko ljubi bogatstvo, neæe imati koristi od njega. I to je taština.
He that loveth money will never be satisfied with money; nor he that loveth abundance, with any increase. Also this is vanity.
11 Gdje je mnogo dobra, mnogo je i onijeh koji ga jedu; pa kaka je korist od toga gospodaru? osim što gleda svojim oèima.
When prosperity increaseth, those that consume it [likewise] increase: and what advantage is there to its owner, saving to see [it] with his eyes?
12 Sladak je san onome koji radi, jeo malo ili mnogo; a sitost bogatome ne da spavati.
Sweet is the sleep of the laboring man, whether he eat little or much; but the overabundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
13 Ima ljuto zlo koje vidjeh pod suncem: bogatstvo koje se èuva na zlo onome èije je.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely, ] riches reserved for their owner to his own hurt.
14 Jer tako bogatstvo propadne zlom nezgodom, te sinu kojega je rodio ne ostane ništa u ruku.
And these riches are lost through an unfortunate event; and he begetteth a son, and hath not the least in his hand:
15 Kao što je izašao iz utrobe matere svoje nag, tako opet odlazi kako je došao; i ništa ne uzima od truda svojega da ponese u ruci svojoj.
As he came forth out of his mother's womb, naked will he return to go as he came; and not the least will he carry off for his toil, which he might take away with him.
16 I to je ljuto zlo što odlazi kako je došao; i kaka mu je korist što se trudio u vjetar,
And also this is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so must he go: and what profit hath he that hath toiled for the wind?
17 I svega vijeka svojega jeo u mraku, i mnogo se brinuo i žalostio i ljutio?
All his days also had he to eat in darkness, and hath had much vexation and wrath with his sickness.
18 Eto, to vidjeh da je dobro i lijepo èovjeku da jede i pije i uživa dobro od svega truda svojega kojim se trudi pod nebom za života svojega, koji mu Bog da, jer mu je to dio.
Behold, what I have truly seen as a good thing, that it is fitting to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all one's toil that he taketh under the sun the number of the days of his life, which God hath given him; for this is his portion.
19 I kad kome Bog da bogatstvo i blago, i da mu da uživa i uzima svoj dio i da se veseli s truda svojega, to je dar Božji.
Also every man to whom God hath given riches and property, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his toil— this is the gift of God.
20 Jer se neæe mnogo opominjati dana života svojega, jer mu Bog daje da mu je srce veselo.
Let him then remember, that the days of his life are not many, that God hath answered him with the joy of his heart.
