Poslovice 20
1 Vino je potsmjevaè i silovito piæe nemirnik, i ko god za njim luta neæe biti mudar.
Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
2 Strah je carev kao rika mladoga lava; ko ga draži, griješi svojoj duši.
Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
3 Slava je èovjeku da se okani svaðe; a ko je god bezuman, upleæe se.
[People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
4 Radi zime ljenivac ne ore; prosi o žetvi, i ništa ne dobija.
[If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
5 Savjet je u srcu èovjeèijem duboka voda, ali èovjek razuman crpe ga.
[Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
6 Najviše ljudi hvali se svojom dobrotom; ali ko æe naæi èovjeka istinita?
Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
7 Pravednik jednako hodi u bezazlenosti svojoj; blago sinovima njegovijem poslije njega!
If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
8 Car sjedeæi na prijestolu sudskom rasipa oèima svojim svako zlo.
A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
9 Ko može reæi: oèistio sam srce svoje, èist sam od grijeha svojega?
There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
10 Dvojak poteg i dvojaka mjera, oboje je mrsko Gospodu.
Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
11 Po djelima svojim poznaje se i dijete hoæe li biti èisto i hoæe li biti pravo djelo njegovo.
Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
12 Uho koje èuje, i oko koje vidi, oboje je Gospod naèinio.
Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
13 Ne ljubi sna, da ne osiromašiš; otvoraj oèi svoje, i biæeš sit hljeba.
If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
14 Ne valja, ne valja, govori ko kupuje, a kad otide onda se hvali.
People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
15 Ima zlata i mnogo bisera, ali su mudre usne najdragocjeniji nakit.
Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
16 Uzmi haljinu onome koji se podjemèi za tuðina, uzmi zalog od njega za tuðinku.
If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
17 Sladak je èovjeku hljeb od prijevare, ali mu se poslije napune usta pijeska.
People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
18 Misli se utvrðuju savjetom; zato razumno ratuj.
When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
19 Ko otkriva tajnu, postupa nevjerno; zato se ne miješaj s onijem koji razvaljuje usta.
Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
20 Ko psuje oca svojega ili mater svoju, njegov æe se žižak ugasiti u crnom mraku.
If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
21 Našljedstvo koje se iz poèetka brzo dobija, ne biva na pošljetku blagosloveno.
If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
22 Ne govori: vratiæu zlo. Èekaj Gospoda, i saèuvaæe te.
Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
23 Mrzak je Gospodu dvojak poteg, mjerila lažna nijesu dobra.
Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 Od Gospoda su koraci èovjeèji, a èovjek kako æe razumjeti put njegov?
Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
25 Zamka je èovjeku da proždre svetinju, i poslije zavjeta opet da traži.
You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
26 Mudar car rasipa bezbožnike i pušta na njih kolo.
Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
27 Vidjelo je Gospodnje duša èovjeèija, istražuje sve što je u srcu.
Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
28 Milost i istina èuvaju cara, i milošæu podupire svoj prijesto.
Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
29 Slava je mladiæima sila njihova, a starcima èast sijeda kosa.
We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
30 Modrice od boja i udarci koji prodiru do srca jesu lijek zlome.
When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
