Proverbs, 31

1. The words of king Lamuel. The vision by which his mother instructed him:

1. Rijeè Lemuela, kralja Mase, kojima ga je uèila majka njegova.

2. “What, O my beloved? What, O beloved of my womb? What, O beloved of my vows?

2. Ne, sine moj! Ne, sine srca mog! Ne, sine zavjeta mojih!

3. Do not give your substance to women, or your riches to overthrow kings.

3. Ne daj snage svoje ženama ni putova svojih zatiraèima kraljeva.

4. Not to kings, O Lamuel, not to kings give wine. For there are no secrets where drunkenness reigns.

4. Nije za kraljeve, Lemuele, ne pristaje kraljevima vino piti, ni glavarima piæe opojno,

5. And perhaps they may drink and forget judgments, and alter the case of the sons of the poor.

5. da u piæu ne zaborave zakona i prevrnu pravo nevoljnicima.

6. Give strong drink to the grieving, and wine to those who are bitter in soul.

6. Dajte žestoko piæe onomu koji æe propasti i vino èovjeku komu je gorèina u duši:

7. Let them drink, and forget their needs, and remember their sorrow no more.

7. on æe piti i zaboraviti svoju bijedu i neæe se više sjeæati svoje nevolje.

8. Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.

8. Otvaraj usta svoja za nijemoga i za pravo sviju nesretnika što propadaju.

9. Open your mouth, declare what is just, and do justice to the indigent and the poor.

9. Otvaraj usta svoja, sudi pravedno i pribavi pravo siromahu i nevoljniku.

10. Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.

10. Tko æe naæi ženu vrsnu? Više vrijedi ona nego biserje.

11. The heart of her husband confides in her, and he will not be deprived of spoils.

11. Muževljevo se srce uzda u nju i blagom neæe oskudijevati.

12. She will repay him with good, and not evil, all the days of her life.

12. Ona mu èini dobro, a ne zlo, u sve dane vijeka svojeg.

13. She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands.

13. Pribavlja vunu i lan i vješto radi rukama marnim.

14. She has become like a merchant’s ship, bringing her bread from far away.

14. Ona je kao laða trgovaèka: izdaleka donosi kruh svoj.

15. And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids.

15. Još za noæi ona ustaje, hrani svoje ukuæane i odreðuje posao sluškinjama svojim.

16. She has considered a field and bought it. From the fruit of her own hands, she has planted a vineyard.

16. Opazi li polje, kupi ga; plodom svojih ruku sadi vinograd.

17. She has wrapped her waist with fortitude, and she has strengthened her arm.

17. Opasuje snagom bedra svoja i živo mièe rukama.

18. She has tasted and seen that her tasks are good; her lamp shall not be extinguished at night.

18. Vidi kako joj posao napreduje: noæu joj se ne gasi svjetiljka.

19. She has put her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

19. Rukama se maša preslice i prstima drži vreteno.

20. She has opened her hand to the needy, and she has extended her hands to the poor.

20. Siromahu dlan svoj otvara, ruke pruža nevoljnicima.

21. She shall not fear, in the cold of snow, for her household. For all those of her household have been clothed two-fold.

21. Ne boji se snijega za svoje ukuæane, jer sva èeljad ima po dvoje haljine.

22. She has made embroidered clothing for herself. Fine linen and purple is her garment.

22. Sama sebi šije pokrivaèe, odijeva se lanom i purpurom.

23. Her husband is noble at the gates, when he sits among the senators of the land.

23. Muž joj je slavan na Vratima, gdje sjedi sa starješinama zemaljskim.

24. She has made finely woven cloth and sold it, and she has delivered a waistband to the Canaanite.

24. Platno tka i prodaje ga i pojase daje trgovcu.

25. Strength and elegance are her clothing, and she will laugh in the final days.

25. Odjevena je snagom i dostojanstvom, pa se smije danu buduæem.

26. She has opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.

26. Svoja usta mudro otvara i pobožan joj je nauk na jeziku.

27. She has considered the paths of her household, and she has not eaten her bread in idleness.

27. Na vladanje pazi ukuæana i ne jede kruha besposlice.

28. Her sons rose up and predicted great happiness; her husband rose up and praised her.

28. Sinovi njezini podižu se i sretnom je nazivaju, i muž njezin hvali je:

29. Many daughters have gathered together riches; you have surpassed them all.

29. "Mnoge su žene bile vrsne, ali ti ih sve nadmašuješ."

30. Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised.

30. Lažna je ljupkost, tašta je ljepota: žena sa strahom Gospodnjim zaslužuje hvalu.

31. Give to her from the fruit of her own hands. And let her works praise her at the gates.

31. Plod joj dajte ruku njezinih i neka je na Vratima hvale djela njezina!