Pregovori 4
1 Prisluhnite, vi otroci, poučevanju očeta in pazite, da spoznate razumevanje.
Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 Kajti dajem vam dober nauk, ne zapustite moje postave.
for I give you sound learning. Do not forsake my law.
3 Kajti jaz sem bil sin svojega očeta, nežen in edini ljubljen v očeh svoje matere.
For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
4 Tudi učil me je in mi rekel: »Tvoje srce naj ohrani moje besede. Drži se mojih zapovedi in živi.
He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
5 Pridobivaj modrost, pridobivaj razumevanje, tega ne pozabi niti se ne nagni od besed iz mojih ust.
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Do not forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
6 Ne zapusti je, pa te bo varovala; ljubi jo, pa te bo čuvala.
Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
7 Modrost je glavna stvar, zato pridobivaj modrost in z vsem svojim dobičkom pridobivaj razumevanje.
Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
8 Poveličuj jo, pa te bo povišala, prinesla ti bo čast, ko jo boš objemal.
Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.
9 Tvoji glavi bo dala ornament milosti, izročila ti bo krono slave.«
She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you."
10 Prisluhni, oh moj sin in sprejmi moje izreke in mnogo bo let tvojega življenja.
Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
11 Učil sem te na poti modrosti, vodil sem te po pravih poteh.
I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
12 Kadar greš, tvoje stopinje ne bodo utesnjene in kadar tečeš, se ne boš spotaknil.
When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.
13 Trdno se oprimi poučevanja, naj ona ne odide. Obdrži jo, kajti ona je tvoje življenje.
Take firm hold of instruction. Do not let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.
14 Ne stopaj na pot zlobnih in ne hodi po stezi zlobnih ljudi.
Do not enter into the path of the wicked. Do not walk in the way of evil men.
15 Izogibaj se je, ne hodi mimo nje in obrni se od nje ter pojdi proč.
Avoid it, and do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
16 Kajti oni ne spijo, razen če niso storili vragolije in njihovo spanje je odvzeto, razen če nekomu ne povzročijo, da pade.
For they do not sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
17 Kajti jedo kruh zlobnosti in pijejo vino nasilja.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18 Toda steza pravičnih je kakor svetlikajoča svetloba, ki bolj in bolj sije do popolnega dne.
But the path of the righteous is like a shining light, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
19 Pot zlobnih je kakor tema; ne vedo ob kaj se spotaknejo.
The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what they stumble over.
20 Moj sin, prisluhni mojim besedam, svoje uho nagni k mojim izrekom.
My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.
21 Naj le-ti ne odidejo od tvojih oči, obdrži jih v sredi svojega srca.
Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.
22 Kajti življenje so tistim, ki jih najdejo in zdravje vsemu njihovemu mesu.
For they are life to him who finds them, and health to all of his body.
23 Svoje srce varuj z vso marljivostjo, kajti iz njega so zadeve življenja.
Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
24 Kljubovalna usta daj od sebe in sprevržene ustnice odloži daleč stran od sebe.
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
25 Tvoje oči naj gledajo naravnost in tvoje veke naj gledajo neposredno pred teboj.
Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Preudari stezo svojih stopal in vse tvoje poti naj bodo utrjene.
Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
27 Ne obrni se ne k desni roki niti ne k levi, svoje stopalo odstrani od zla.
Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
