Приче Соломонове 20
1 Вино је подсмевач и силовито пиће немирник, и ко год за њим лута неће бити мудар.
Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
2 Страх је царев као рика младог лава; ко га дражи, греши својој души.
Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
3 Слава је човеку да се окани свађе; а ко је год безуман, уплеће се.
[People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
4 Ради зиме ленивац не оре; проси о жетви, и ништа не добија.
[If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
5 Савет је у срцу човечијем дубока вода, али човек разуман црпе га.
[Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
6 Највише људи хвали се својом добротом; али ко ће наћи човека истинитог?
Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
7 Праведник једнако ходи у безазлености својој; благо синовима његовим после њега!
If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
8 Цар седећи на престолу судском расипа очима својим свако зло.
A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
9 Ко може рећи: Очистио сам срце своје, чист сам од греха свог?
There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
10 Двојак потег и двојака мера, обоје је мрско Господу.
Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
11 По делима својим познаје се и дете хоће ли бити чисто и хоће ли бити право дело његово.
Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
12 Ухо које чује, и око које види, обоје је Господ начинио.
Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
13 Не љуби сна, да не осиромашиш; отварај очи своје, и бићеш сит хлеба.
If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
14 Не ваља, не ваља, говори ко купује, а кад отиде онда се хвали.
People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
15 Има злата и много бисера, али су мудре усне најдрагоценији накит.
Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
16 Узми хаљину ономе који се подјемчи за туђина, узми залог од њега за туђинку.
If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
17 Сладак је човеку хлеб од преваре, али му се после напуне уста песка.
People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
18 Мисли се утврђују саветом; зато разумно ратуј.
When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
19 Ко открива тајну, поступа неверно; зато се не мешај с оним који разваљује уста.
Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
20 Ко псује оца свог или матер своју, његов ће се жижак угасити у црном мраку.
If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
21 Наследство које се из почетка брзо добија, не бива на послетку благословено.
If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
22 Не говори: Вратићу зло. Чекај Господа, и сачуваће те.
Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
23 Мрзак је Господу двојак потег, мерила лажна нису добра.
Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 Од Господа су кораци човечји, а човек како ће разумети пут његов?
Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
25 Замка је човеку да прождре светињу, и после завета опет да тражи.
You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
26 Мудар цар расипа безбожнике и пушта на њих коло.
Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
27 Видело је Господње душа човечија, истражује све што је у срцу.
Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
28 Милост и истина чувају цара, и милошћу подупире свој престо.
Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
29 Слава је младићима сила њихова, а старцима част седа коса.
We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
30 Модрице од боја и ударци који продиру до срца јесу лек зломе.
When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
