Poslovice 9
1 Premudrost sazida sebi kuæu, i otesa sedam stupova;
Wisdom has built her house; she has prepared its seven pillars.
2 Pokla stoku svoju, rastvori vino svoje, i postavi sto svoj.
She has slaughtered her animals for meat; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
3 Posla djevojke svoje, te zove svrh visina gradskih:
She has sent out her servant girls with invitations. She calls out from the highest places of the town,
4 Ko je lud, neka se uvrati ovamo. I bezumnima veli:
“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
5 Hodite, jedite hljeba mojega, i pijte vina koje sam rastvorila.
“Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Ostavite ludost i biæete živi, i idite putem razuma.
Leave your foolish ways and you will live; follow the path that makes sense.”
7 Ko uèi potsmjevaèa, prima sramotu; i ko kori bezbožnika, prima rug.
If you correct a mocker all you get are insults; if you argue with the wicked all you get is abuse.
8 Ne karaj potsmjevaèa da ne omrzne na te; karaj mudra, i ljubiæe te.
So don't argue with mockers or they'll only hate you; argue with the wise and they'll love you.
9 Kaži mudrome, i biæe još mudriji; pouèi pravednoga, i znaæe više.
Educate the wise and they'll become even wiser; teach those who live right and they will increase their learning.
10 Poèetak je mudrosti strah Gospodnji, i znanje je svetijeh stvari razum.
Honoring the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; knowledge of the Holy One brings insight.
11 Jer æe se mnom umnožiti dani tvoji i dodaæe ti se godine životu.
Through wisdom you'll have many more days, increasing the years of your life.
12 Ako budeš mudar, sebi æeš biti mudar; ako li budeš potsmjevaè, sam æeš tegliti.
If you are wise, you are the one to profit from it; if you scoff, you alone will have to suffer the consequences.
13 Žena bezumna plaha je, luda i ništa ne zna;
Stupidity is like a loud, ignorant woman who doesn't know anything.
14 I sjedi na vratima od kuæe svoje na stolici, na visinama gradskim,
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the town,
15 Te vièe one koji prolaze, koji idu pravo svojim putem:
calling out to those passing by, going about their business,
16 Ko je lud? neka se uvrati ovamo. I bezumnome govori:
“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
17 Voda je kradena slatka, i hljeb je sakriven ugodan.
“Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”
