Pregovori 9
1 Modrost je zgradila svojo hišo, izklesala je svojih sedem stebrov,
[It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
2 pobila je svoje živali, zmešala je svoje vino, prav tako je pripravila svojo mizo.
and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
3 Poslala je svoje dekle. Na najvišjih krajih mesta kliče:
[It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
4 »Kdorkoli je preprost, naj vstopi sèm.« Glede tistega, ki hoče razumevanje, mu reče:
“You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
5 »Pridi, jej od mojega kruha in pij od vina, ki sem ga namešala.«
“Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
6 Zapusti nespametne in živi in pojdi po poti razumevanja.
(Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
7 Kdor graja posmehljivca, samemu sebi pridobiva sramoto in kdor ošteje zlobnega človeka, sebi pridobiva madež.
If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
8 Ne grajaj posmehljivca, da te ne zasovraži. Oštej modrega človeka, in te bo ljubil.
Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
9 Daj poučevanje modremu človeku in bo še modrejši, pouči pravičnega človeka in pomnožil se bo v znanju.
If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
10 Strah Gospodov je začetek modrosti, in spoznanje svetega je razumevanje.
If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
11 Kajti po meni bodo tvoji dnevi pomnoženi in leta tvojega življenja ti bodo narasla.
If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
12 Če si moder, boš moder zase, toda če se posmehuješ, boš to sam trpel.
If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
13 Nespametna ženska je kričava. Naivna je in ničesar ne ve.
Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
14 Kajti sedi pri vratih svoje hiše, na sedežu, na visokih krajih mesta,
They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
15 da kliče mimoidoče, ki gredo naravnost na svojih poteh:
and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
16 »Kdorkoli je preprost, naj vstopi sèm.« Glede tistega, ki hoče razumevanje, mu pravi:
“You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
17 »Ukradene vode so sladke in kruh, pojeden na skrivnem, je prijeten.«
“[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
