Poslovice 24
1 Ne zavidi zlijem ljudima niti želi da si s njima.
Be thou not envious of bad men, and do not long to be with them.
2 Jer o pogibli misli srce njihovo i usne njihove govore o muci.
For their heart meditateth destruction, and of mischief do their lips speak.
3 Mudrošæu se zida kuæa i razumom utvrðuje se.
Through wisdom is a house built; and through understanding is it firmly established;
4 I znanjem se pune klijeti svakoga blaga i dragocjena i mila.
And through knowledge are chambers filled with all manner of precious and pleasant wealth.
5 Mudar je èovjek jak, i razuman je èovjek silan snagom.
A wise man is [always] in power; and a man of knowledge fortifieth [his] strength.
6 Jer mudrijem savjetom ratovaæeš, i izbavljenje je u mnoštvu savjetnika.
For by wise counsel canst thou conduct thy war; and there is help in a multitude of counsellors.
7 Visoke su bezumnome mudrosti; neæe otvoriti usta svojih na vratima.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: in the gate can he not open his mouth.
8 Ko misli zlo èiniti zvaæe se zlikovac.
Him that deviseth to do evil, men call a master of wicked devices.
9 Misao bezumnikova grijeh je, i potsmjevaè je gad ljudski.
The counsel of folly is sin; and an abomination to men is the scorner.
10 Ako kloneš u nevolji, skratiæe ti se sila.
If thou despond on the day of distress, thy strength is small.
11 Izbavljaj pohvatane na smrt; i koje hoæe da pogube, nemoj se ustegnuti od njih.
Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back.
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 shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing.
13 Sine moj, jedi med, jer je dobar, i sat, jer je sladak grlu tvojemu.
Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate:
14 Tako æe biti poznanje mudrosti duši tvojoj, kad je naðeš; i biæe plata, i nadanje tvoje neæe se zatrti.
So obtain the knowledge of wisdom for thy soul: when thou hast found her, then shall there be a [happy] 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; waste not his resting-place;
16 Jer ako i sedam puta padne pravednik, opet ustane, a bezbožnici propadaju u zlu.
For though the righteous were to fall seven times, he will rise up again; but the wicked shall stumble into misfortune.
17 Kad padne neprijatelj tvoj, nemoj se radovati, i kad propadne, neka ne igra srce tvoje.
At the fall of thy enemy do not rejoice; and at his stumbling let not thy heart be glad:
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 be displeasing in his eyes, and he turn away from him his wrath.
19 Nemoj se žestiti radi nevaljalaca, nemoj zavidjeti bezbožnicima.
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious of the wicked;
20 Jer nema plate nevaljalcu, žižak æe se bezbožnicima ugasiti.
For there will be no [happy] future for the bad man: the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.
21 Boj se Gospoda, sine moj, i cara, i ne miješaj se s nemirnicima.
My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;
22 Jer æe se ujedanput podignuti pogibao njihova, a ko zna propast koja ide od obojice?
For suddenly will their calamity arise; and who knoweth the ruin of both of them!
23 I ovo je za mudarce: gledati ko je ko na sudu nije dobro.
These things also are for 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.
Him that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, will the people denounce, him will nations hold accursed;
25 A koji ga karaju, oni æe biti mili, i doæi æe na njih blagoslov dobrijeh.
But to those that punish delight shall be given, and upon them shall come the blessing of the good.
26 Ko govori rijeèi istinite, u usta ljubi.
Men will kiss the lips of him that giveth a proper answer.
27 Uredi svoj posao na polju, i svrši svoje na njivi, potom i kuæu svoju zidaj.
Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house.
28 Ne budi svjedok na bližnjega svojega bez razloga, i ne varaj usnama svojima.
Be not without cause a witness against thy neighbor; for wouldst thou beguile with thy lips?
29 Ne govori: kako je on meni uèinio tako æu ja njemu uèiniti; platiæu ovom èovjeku po djelu njegovu.
Say not, As he hath done to me so will I do to him: I will recompense every man according to his doing.
30 Iðah mimo njivu èovjeka lijena i mimo vinograd èovjeka bezumna;
By the field of a slothful man I once passed along, and by the vineyard of a man void of sense:
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 thorns, nettles had covered its surface, and its stone-wall was broken down.
32 I vidjevši uzeh na um, i gledah i pouèih se.
And when I had indeed beheld [this] I took it to my heart: I saw it, and received a warning.
33 Dok malo prospavaš, dok malo prodrijemlješ, dok malo sklopiš ruke da poèineš,
“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
34 U tom æe doæi siromaštvo tvoje kao putnik, i oskudica tvoja kao oružan èovjek.
But then will thy poverty come like a rover; and thy wants as a man armed with a shield.
