Ecclesiasticus, 19

1. An inebriated worker will not be wealthy. And whoever despises littleness will fall a little at a time.

1. Radnik pijanica nikad se neæe obogatiti, i tko prezire male stvari, brzo osiromaši.

2. Wine and women cause wise men to fall away, and then they will complain against those who understand.

2. Vino i žene izopaèe razborite ljude, i tko se druži s bludnicama izgubi svaki stid.

3. And whoever joins himself to fornicators will become wicked. Decay and worms will inherit him, and he will be denounced as the greater example, and his soul will be deducted from the number.

3. Bit æe plijenom lièinkama i crvima i drznik æe izgubiti život svoj.

4. Whoever is quick to believe has a trivial heart and will be diminished. And whoever offends against his own soul will have even less.

4. Tko se brzo povjerava lakomislen je, a tko griješi sam sebi naudi.

5. Whoever rejoices in iniquity will be condemned. And whoever hates correction will have less in life. But whoever hates excessive talk extinguishes evil.

5. Tko uživa u zlu bit æe kažnjen.

6. Whoever sins against his own soul will be punished. And whoever rejoices in malice will be condemned.

6. A tko mrzi brbljanje uklanja od sebe zloæu.

7. You should not repeat a wicked and harsh word, and then you will not be diminished.

7. Ne raznosi ono što ti je povjereno i nitko ti neæe nauditi.

8. Do not reveal your mind to friend or foe. And if there is a sin within you, do not disclose it.

8. Ne povjeravaj ni neprijatelju ni prijatelju; ako ti nije grijeh, ne otkrivaj!

9. For he will listen to you and watch you, and while pretending to defend your sin, he will despise you, and so he will be whenever he is with you.

9. Jer èuje li tko, èuvat æe se tebe i u svoje vrijeme osjetit æeš njegov prezir.

10. Have you heard a word against your neighbor? Let it die within you, trusting that it will not burst forth from you.

10. Ako si èuo štogod, budi kao grob. Ne boj se! Neæe te raskinuti.

11. Before the face of a word, a foolish man labors, like a woman groaning as she gives birth to a child.

11. Kad nešto èuje, luðaka spopadaju trudovi kao porodilju u porodu.

12. Like an arrow fixed in the flesh of the thigh, so is a word in the heart of a foolish man.

12. Kao strijela zabodena u bedro, takva je rijeè u nutrini luðakovoj.

13. Correct a friend, though perhaps there was a misunderstanding, and he may say, “I did not do it.” Or, if he did do it, correct him, so that he may not do it again.

13. Ispitaj svoga prijatelja: možda nije ništa uèinio, pa ako je štogod uèinio, da ne uèini više.

14. Correct your neighbor, for perhaps he did not say it. But if he did say it, correct him, so that he may not say it again.

14. Ispitaj svojega susjeda: možda nije ništa rekao, ili ako je rekao, neæe ponovo reæi.

15. Correct your friend. For often a fault has been committed.

15. Ispitaj svojega prijatelja, jer èesta je kleveta i ne vjeruj svemu što èuješ.

16. And do not believe every word. There is one who slips with his word, but not with his heart.

16. Èovjeku se štogod omakne, ali bez zle namjere, i tko nije sagriješio jezikom svojim?

17. For who is there who has not offended with his words? Correct your neighbor before you reprimand him.

17. Ispitaj susjeda svojeg prije nego što zaprijetiš i poslušaj zakon Svevišnjeg.

18. And make a place for the fear of the Most High. For all wisdom is fear of God, and it is wise to fear God, and in all wisdom is the orderly disposition of the law.

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19. But the discipline of wickedness is not wisdom. And there is no prudence in the thoughts of sinners.

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20. There is a wickedness, and in it there is abomination. And there is a foolish man who has been diminished in wisdom.

20. Sva je mudrost u strahu Gospodnjem, i u svoj je mudrosti poštivanje Zakona.

21. Better is a man who has been diminished in wisdom because his mind is failing, but with the fear of God, than he who abounds in intelligence, but with transgression against the law of the Most High.

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22. There is a certain cleverness, and it is unjust.

22. Ali mudrost nije u spoznaji zloæe, i razbora nema u savjetu grešnika.

23. And there is one who utters a careful word, explaining away the truth. There is one who humbles himself wickedly, for his interior is filled with deceit.

23. Postoji umješnost koja je gnusna, i luðak je komu mudrosti nedostaje.

24. And there is one who lowers himself excessively with a great debasement. And there is one who inclines his face downward, and pretends as if he did not see what has not been made known.

24. Bolje je biti razborom siromašan ali bogobojazan nego biti bogat razborom a kršiti Zakon.

25. And if he is prevented from sinning by a lack of ability, and then finds an opportunity for evildoing, he will do evil.

25. Postoji lukava umješnost u službi nepravde: poslužit æe se i prijevarom u svoju korist.

26. A man is recognized by his appearances. But when you meet an understanding man, he is recognized by his face.

26. Postoji èovjek koji hodi pognut i tužan, ali je iznutra pun podmuklosti.

27. The clothing of the body, and the laughter of the teeth, and the walk of a man, give a report about him.

27. Takav obara lice i prièinja se gluh, ali æe te podmuklo napasti.

28. There is a lying correction in the anger of a contemptuous man. And there is a judgment which does not prove to be good. But there is one who is silent, and the same is prudent.

28. Ako i propusti grijeh zbog nemoæi, èim se pruži prilika, uèinit æe zlo.

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29. Èovjek se poznaje po liku svojem, umnik se prepoznaje po licu.

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30. Odijelo èovjekovo govori što on èini, a korak njegov otkriva kakav je.