Poslovice 4
1 Slušajte, djeco, nastavu oèinu, i pazite da biste poznali mudrost.
Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
2 Jer vam dobru nauku dajem, ne ostavljajte zakona mojega.
For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.
3 Kad bijah sin u oca svojega mlad, i jedinac u matere svoje,
For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 On me uèaše i govoraše mi: neka primi srce tvoje rijeèi moje, drži zapovijesti moje i biæeš živ.
And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
5 Pribavi mudrost, pribavi razum; ne zaboravljaj i ne otstupaj od rijeèi usta mojih.
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
6 Nemoj je ostaviti, i èuvaæe te, ljubi je, i hraniæe te.
Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.
7 Mudrost je glavno; pribavi mudrost, i za sve imanje svoje pribavi razum.
Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Podiži je i ona æe te uzvisiti, proslaviæe te kad je zagrliš.
Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
9 Metnuæe ti na glavu vijenac od milina, krasnu krunu daæe ti.
She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.
10 Slušaj, sine moj, i primi rijeèi moje, i umnožiæe ti se godine životu.
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
11 Uèim te putu mudrosti, vodim te stazama pravijem.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
12 Kad ushodiš, neæe se stezati koraci tvoji, i ako potrèiš neæeš se spotaknuti.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Drži se nastave i ne puštaj, èuvaj je, jer ti je život.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.
14 Ne idi na stazu bezbožnièku i putem nevaljalijeh ljudi ne stupaj.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
15 Ostavi ga, ne hodi po njemu, ukloni se od njega i mini ga.
Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.
16 Jer ne spavaju ako ne uèine zla, i ne dolazi im san ako koga ne obore.
For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17 Jer jedu hljeb bezbožnosti i piju vino nasilja.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
18 A put je pravednièki kao svijetlo vidjelo, koje sve veæma svijetli dok ne bude pravi dan.
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19 A put je bezbožnièki kao mrak, ne znaju na što æe se spotaknuti.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
20 Sine moj, slušaj rijeèi moje, prigni uho svoje besjedi mojoj.
My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Da ti ne odlaze iz oèiju; èuvaj ih usred srca svojega.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
22 Jer su život onima koji ih nalaze i zdravlje svemu tijelu njihovu.
For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
23 Svrh svega što se èuva èuvaj srce svoje, jer iz njega izlazi život.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
24 Ukloni od usta svojih opaèinu i od usana svojih nevaljalstvo udalji.
Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Oèi tvoje neka gledaju upravo i vjeðe tvoje neka se upravljaju pravo pred tobom.
Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Mjeri stazu nogama svojim, i svi putovi tvoji neka su poravnjeni.
Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
27 Ne svræi ni nadesno ni nalijevo, odvraæaj nogu svoju oda zla.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
