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1 Prièe Solomuna sina Davidova, cara Izrailjeva,
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
2 Da se poznaje mudrost i nastava, da se razumiju rijeèi razumne,
to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
3 Da se prima nastava u razumu, u pravdi, u sudu i u svemu što je pravo,
to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgement;
4 Da se daje ludima razboritost, mladiæima znanje i pomnjivost.
that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
5 Mudar æe slušati i više æe znati, i razuman æe steæi mudrost,
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
6 Da razumije prièe i znaèenje, rijeèi mudrijeh ljudi i zagonetke njihove.
and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
7 Poèetak je mudrosti strah Gospodnji; ludi preziru mudrost i nastavu.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety towards God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nothing wisdom and instruction.
8 Slušaj, sine, nastavu oca svojega, i ne ostavljaj nauke matere svoje.
Hear, [my] son, the instruction of your father, and reject not the rules of your mother.
9 Jer æe biti vijenac od milina oko glave tvoje, i grivna na grlu tvom.
For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.
10 Sine moj, ako bi te mamili grješnici, ne pristaj;
[My] son, let not ungodly men lead you astray, neither consent you [to them].
11 Ako bi rekli: hodi s nama da vrebamo krv, da zasjedamo pravome ni za što;
If they should exhort you, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: (Sheol h7585)
13 Svakojakoga blaga dobiæemo, napuniæemo kuæe svoje plijena;
let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
14 Bacaæeš ždrijeb svoj s nama; jedan æe nam tobolac biti svjema;
but do you cast in your lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
15 Sine moj, ne idi na put s njima, èuvaj nogu svoju od staze njihove.
go not in the way with them, but turn aside your foot from their paths:
16 Jer nogama svojim trèe na zlo i hite da proljevaju krv.
[For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood. ]
17 Jer se uzalud razapinje mreža na oèi svakoj ptici;
for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
18 A oni vrebaju svoju krv i zasjedaju svojoj duši.
For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 Taki su putovi svijeh lakomijeh na dobitak, koji uzima dušu svojim gospodarima.
These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 Premudrost vièe na polju, na ulicama pušta glas svoj;
Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 U najveæoj vrevi vièe, na vratima, u gradu govori svoje besjede:
And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
22 Ludi, dokle æete ljubiti ludost? i potsmjevaèima dokle æe biti mio potsmijeh? i bezumni dokle æe mrziti na znanje?
So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
23 Obratite se na karanje moje; evo, izasuæu vam duh svoj, kazaæu vam rijeèi svoje.
Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
24 Što zvah, ali ne htjeste, pružah ruku svoju, ali niko ne mari,
Since I called, and you did not listen; and I spoke at length, and you gave no heed;
25 Nego odbaciste svaki savjet moj, i karanja mojega ne htjeste primiti;
but you set at nothing my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
26 Zato æu se i ja smijati vašoj nevolji, rugaæu se kad doðe èega se bojite;
therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
27 Kad kao pustoš doðe èega se bojite, i pogibao vaša kao oluja kad doðe, kad navali na vas nevolja i muka.
yes when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
28 Tada æe me zvati, ali se neæu odazvati; rano æe tražiti, ali me neæe naæi.
For it shall be that when you call upon me, I will not listen to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
29 Jer mrziše na znanje, i straha Gospodnjega ne izabraše;
For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
30 Ne pristaše na moj svjet, i preziraše sva karanja moja.
neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
31 Zato æe jesti plod od putova svojih, i nasitiæe se savjeta svojih.
Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
32 Jer æe lude ubiti mir njihov, i bezumne æe pogubiti sreæa njihova.
For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
33 Ali ko me sluša, boraviæe bezbrižno, i biæe na miru ne bojeæi se zla.
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
