Poslovice 27
1 Ne hvali se sjutrašnjim danom, jer ne znaš šta æe dan donijeti.
Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
2 Neka te hvali drugi, a ne tvoja usta, tuðin, a ne tvoje usne.
Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
3 Težak je kamen, i pijesak je težak; ali je gnjev bezumnikov teži od obojega.
[It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy] stones or [a pail full of] sand, but doing something stupid/foolish [can cause] great [pain to other people’s spirits.]
4 Jarost je nemilostiva, i gnjev je plah; ali ko æe odoljeti zavisti?
It is cruel to be angry [with others], and our being angry sometimes destroys [others], but being jealous of someone is [RHQ] often more cruel than that.
5 Bolji je javni ukor nego tajna ljubav.
It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
6 Udarci od prijatelja istiniti su, a cjelivi nenavidnikovi lažni.
If a friend criticizes you, [he is a good friend and] you can trust him; but if one of your enemies kisses you, he is [probably wanting to] deceive you.
7 Duša sita gazi sat, a gladnoj duši slatko je sve što je gorko.
When someone’s stomach is full, he does not want to eat honey; but when someone is [very] hungry, he thinks that [even] bitter things taste sweet.
8 Kaka je ptica koja odleti iz svojega gnijezda, taki je èovjek koji otide iz svojega mjesta.
Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
9 Ulje i kad veseli srce, tako je prijatelj sladak svjetom srdaènijem.
[Putting olive] oil and perfume on a person’s skin causes him to feel good, but having a friend [who gives] good advice [is even better].
10 Ne ostavljaj prijatelja svojega ni prijatelja oca svojega, i u kuæu brata svojega ne ulazi u nesreæi svojoj: bolji je susjed blizu nego brat daleko.
Do not neglect your friends or your parents’ friends; and at a time when you are experiencing a disaster, do not go to a relative [who lives far away to request his help]; someone who lives near you can help you more than relatives who live far away.
11 Sine moj, budi mudar i obraduj srce moje, da imam šta odgovoriti onome ko me ruži.
My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise, in order that I will [know how to] reply to those who would criticize me [about your behavior].
12 Pametan èovjek vidi zlo i skloni se, a ludi idu dalje i plaæaju.
Those who have good sense will realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they will hide; those who do not have good sense [just] keep going, and later they will suffer because of [doing] that.
13 Uzmi haljinu onomu koji se podjamèi za tuðina, i uzmi zalog od njega za tuðinku.
[You deserve to] have your property taken from you if you [foolishly] promise to a stranger (OR, a strange woman) that you will pay what she owes if she is unable to pay it [DOU].
14 Ko blagosilja prijatelja svojega na glas rano ustajuæi, primiæe mu se za kletvu.
If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor [while he is still sleeping], he will consider it to be a curse, [not a blessing].
15 Neprestano kapanje kad je velik dažd, i žena svadljiva, jedno su;
[Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
16 Ko je ustavlja, ustavlja vjetar, i ona se odaje kao mirisavo ulje u desnici.
[Trying] to restrain/stop her [from doing that] is as [difficult] [SIM] [as trying] to stop the wind or [trying] to hold oil in your hand.
17 Gvožðe se gvožðem oštri, tako èovjek oštri lice prijatelja svojega.
[We can use one] iron tool to sharpen [another] iron [tool]; similarly [SIM], [when one person shares] what he is thinking, it can help other people [to think more clearly].
18 Ko èuva smokvu, ješæe roda njezina; tako ko èuva gospodara svojega, biæe poštovan.
Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
19 Kako je u vodi lice prema licu, tako je srce èovjeèije prema èovjeku.
[When a person looks] in the water, he sees his own face; similarly [SIM], [when we look at] a person’s behavior, we know what he is thinking.
[It is as though] the place where the dead people are is always wanting more people to [die and] come there; and humans [SYN] are always wanting to acquire more things, [too]. (Sheol h7585)
21 Srebro u topionici i zlato u peæi a èovjek u ustima onoga koji ga hvali poznaje se.
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and [SIM] people learn [what we are really like when they see how we react when people] praise us.
22 Da bezumnoga tucaš u stupi tuèkom s prekrupom, ne bi otišlo od njega bezumlje njegovo.
Even if you beat/crush a fool severely [like] [MET] you pulverize grain with a pestle, you [probably] will not be able to cause him to stop (being foolish/doing foolish things).
23 Dobro gledaj stoku svoju i staraj se za stada svoja.
Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
24 Jer bogatstvo ne traje dovijeka niti kruna od koljena do koljena.
because the money [that you acquired from selling animals previously] will not (last/stay with you) forever; similarly [SIM], governments [MTY] certainly do not [RHQ] last forever.
25 Kad trava naraste i pokaže se zelen, kupi se trava po planinama.
After you cut the hay [DOU] and [store it to feed the animals in the winter while] a new crop of hay is growing,
26 Jaganjci su ti za odijelo, i jariæi cijena za njivu.
you will be able to [shear the sheep and] make clothes from the wool, and you will get money from selling [some of] the goats to buy [more] land,
27 I dosta ima mlijeka kozjega tebi za jelo, i za jelo tvojemu domu i za hranu tvojim djevojkama.
and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
