Poslovice 24
1 Ne zavidi zlijem ljudima niti želi da si s njima.
Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2 Jer o pogibli misli srce njihovo i usne njihove govore o muci.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3 Mudrošæu se zida kuæa i razumom utvrðuje se.
Through wisdom is a house builded; and by understanding it is established;
4 I znanjem se pune klijeti svakoga blaga i dragocjena i mila.
And by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5 Mudar je èovjek jak, i razuman je èovjek silan snagom.
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6 Jer mudrijem savjetom ratovaæeš, i izbavljenje je u mnoštvu savjetnika.
For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7 Visoke su bezumnome mudrosti; neæe otvoriti usta svojih na vratima.
Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8 Ko misli zlo èiniti zvaæe se zlikovac.
He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
9 Misao bezumnikova grijeh je, i potsmjevaè je gad ljudski.
The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10 Ako kloneš u nevolji, skratiæe ti se sila.
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed.
11 Izbavljaj pohvatane na smrt; i koje hoæe da pogube, nemoj se ustegnuti od njih.
Deliver them that are drawn unto death; and those that are ready to be slain wilt thou forbear to rescue?
12 Ako li reèeš: gle, nijesmo znali za to; neæe li razumjeti onaj koji ispituje srca, i koji èuva dušu tvoju neæe li doznati i platiti svakome po djelima njegovijem?
If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this', doth not He that weigheth the hearts consider it? And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it? And shall not He render to every man according to his works?
13 Sine moj, jedi med, jer je dobar, i sat, jer je sladak grlu tvojemu.
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;
14 Tako æe biti poznanje mudrosti duši tvojoj, kad je naðeš; i biæe plata, i nadanje tvoje neæe se zatrti.
So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; if thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
15 Bezbožnièe, ne vrebaj oko stana pravednikova, i ne kvari mu poèivanja.
Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting-place;
16 Jer ako i sedam puta padne pravednik, opet ustane, a bezbožnici propadaju u zlu.
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.
17 Kad padne neprijatelj tvoj, nemoj se radovati, i kad propadne, neka ne igra srce tvoje.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
18 Jer bi vidio Gospod i ne bi mu bilo milo, i obratio bi gnjev svoj od njega na tebe.
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.
19 Nemoj se žestiti radi nevaljalaca, nemoj zavidjeti bezbožnicima.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20 Jer nema plate nevaljalcu, žižak æe se bezbožnicima ugasiti.
For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21 Boj se Gospoda, sine moj, i cara, i ne miješaj se s nemirnicima.
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change;
22 Jer æe se ujedanput podignuti pogibao njihova, a ko zna propast koja ide od obojice?
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin from them both?
23 I ovo je za mudarce: gledati ko je ko na sudu nije dobro.
These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
24 Ko govori bezbožniku: pravedan si, njega æe proklinjati ljudi i mrziæe na nj narodi.
He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him;
25 A koji ga karaju, oni æe biti mili, i doæi æe na njih blagoslov dobrijeh.
But to them that decide justly shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26 Ko govori rijeèi istinite, u usta ljubi.
He kisseth the lips that giveth a right answer.
27 Uredi svoj posao na polju, i svrši svoje na njivi, potom i kuæu svoju zidaj.
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
28 Ne budi svjedok na bližnjega svojega bez razloga, i ne varaj usnama svojima.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
29 Ne govori: kako je on meni uèinio tako æu ja njemu uèiniti; platiæu ovom èovjeku po djelu njegovu.
Say not: 'I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.'
30 Iðah mimo njivu èovjeka lijena i mimo vinograd èovjeka bezumna;
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 I gle, bješe sve zaraslo u trnje i sve pokrio èkalj, i ograda im kamena razvaljena.
And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 I vidjevši uzeh na um, i gledah i pouèih se.
Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction.
33 Dok malo prospavaš, dok malo prodrijemlješ, dok malo sklopiš ruke da poèineš,
'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
34 U tom æe doæi siromaštvo tvoje kao putnik, i oskudica tvoja kao oružan èovjek.
So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
