Poslovice 17
1 Bolji je zalogaj suha hljeba s mirom nego kuæa puna poklane stoke sa svaðom.
It is better [to eat] a dry piece [of bread] and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where [everyone] is quarreling.
2 Razuman sluga biæe gospodar nad sinom sramotnijem i s braæom æe dijeliti našljedstvo.
A slave who acts wisely will [some day] be the boss of his master’s disgraceful son and when his master dies, the slave will receive part of his master’s possessions.
3 Topionica je za srebro i peæ za zlato, a srca iskušava Gospod.
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and Yahweh [similarly] examines people’s inner beings [to see if they are pure].
4 Zao èovjek pazi na usne zle, a lažljivac sluša jezik pakostan.
Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil, and liars pay attention to [other people’s] lies.
5 Ko se ruga siromahu, sramoti stvoritelja njegova; ko se raduje nesreæi, neæe ostati bez kara.
Those who make fun of poor [people] insult God, the one who made the poor [people], [and] those who are happy when [someone else has] troubles will certainly be punished [LIT] [by God].
6 Vijenac su starcima unuci, a slava sinovima oci njihovi.
Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
7 Ne prilièi bezumnom visoka besjeda, akamoli knezu lažljiva besjeda.
Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
8 Poklon je dragi kamen onome koji ga prima, kuda se god okrene napreduje.
People think that a bribe is like a magic stone [to persuade someone to do what they want him to do]; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.
9 Ko pokriva prijestup, traži ljubav; a ko ponavlja stvar, rastavlja glavne prijatelje.
If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.
10 Ukor tišti razumnoga veæma nego ludoga sto udaraca.
Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
11 Zao èovjek traži samo odmet, ali æe se ljut glasnik poslati na nj.
[Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
12 Bolje je da èovjeka srete medvjedica kojoj su oteti medvjediæi, nego bezumnik u svom bezumlju.
A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.
13 Ko vraæa zlo za dobro, neæe se zlo odmaæi od kuæe njegove.
If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
14 Ko poène svaðu, otvori ustavu vodi; zato prije nego se zametne, proði se raspre.
Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.
15 Ko opravda krivoga i ko osudi pravoga, obojica su gad Gospodu.
There are two things that Yahweh hates: (Condemning innocent [people]/Saying that people who have done nothing wrong must be punished), and declaring that people who have done wicked things should not be punished.
16 Na što je blago bezumnome u ruci kad nema razuma da pribavi mudrost?
It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it, because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.
17 U svako doba ljubi prijatelj, i brat postaje u nevolji.
Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
18 Èovjek bezuman daje ruku i jamèi se za prijatelja svojega.
[If someone borrows money from another person], it is foolish for you to promise [IDM] that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.
19 Ko miluje svaðu, miluje grijeh; ko podiže uvis vrata svoja, traži pogibao.
Those who like to sin [also] like to cause strife/trouble; [and] those who build fancy doors in their houses [to show that they are very wealthy] (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.
20 Ko je opaka srca, neæe naæi dobra; i ko dvolièi jezikom, pašæe u zlo.
Those who (have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things) will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.
21 Ko rodi bezumna, na žalost mu je, niti æe se radovati otac luda.
Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
22 Srce veselo pomaže kao lijek, a duh žalostan suši kosti.
Being cheerful is [like swallowing] good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy [all the time will] (drain away your energy/cause you to become weak) [MTY].
23 Bezbožnik prima poklon iz njedara da prevrati putove pravdi.
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
24 Razumnomu je na licu mudrost, a oèi bezumniku vrljaju nakraj zemlje.
Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise, but foolish people are always thinking about many different things [and never decide what they should do].
25 Žalost je ocu svojemu sin bezuman, i jad roditeljci svojoj.
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
26 Nije dobro globiti pravednika, ni da knezovi biju koga što je radio pravo.
It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine; it is wrong to punish good/respected people.
27 Usteže rijeèi svoje èovjek koji zna, i tiha je duha èovjek razuman.
Those who have good sense do not talk a lot, and those who (control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry) are [truly] wise.
28 I bezuman kad muèi, misli se da je mudar, i razuman, kad stiskuje usne svoje.
People [may] think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise; if foolish people (do not say anything/keep their mouths shut), others will think that they are [very] intelligent.
