Proverbs, 18

1. Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.

1. Vlastitoj požudi popušta onaj tko zastranjuje, i svaða se usprkos svakom razboru.

2. The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.

2. Bezumnomu nije mio razum; stalo mu je dati srcu oduška.

3. The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.

3. Kad dolazi opaèina, dolazi i prezir i bruka sa sramotom.

4. Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.

4. Duboke su vode rijeèi iz usta neèijih, izvor mudrosti bujica što se razlijeva.

5. It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.

5. Ne valja se obazirati na opaku osobu, da se pravedniku nanese nepravda na sudu.

6. The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.

6. Bezumnikove se usne upuštaju u svaðu i njegova usta izazivlju udarce.

7. The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.

7. Bezumnomu su propast vlastita usta i usne su mu zamka životu.

8. The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.

8. Klevetnikove su rijeèi kao poslastice: spuštaju se u dno utrobe.

9. Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.

9. Tko je nemaran u svom poslu, brat je onomu koji rasipa.

10. The name of the Lord is very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.

10. Tvrda je kula ime Jahvino: njemu se pravednik utjeèe i nalazi utoèišta.

11. The substance of the wealthy is the city of his strength, and it is like a strong wall encircling him.

11. Bogatstvo je bogatašu njegova tvrðava i kao visok zid u mašti njegovoj.

12. The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.

12. Pred slomom se oholi srce èovjeèje, a pred slavom ide poniznost.

13. Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.

13. Tko odgovara prije nego što sasluša, na ludost mu je i sramotu.

14. The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?

14. Kad je èovjek bolestan, njegov ga duh podiže, a ubijen duh tko æe podiæi?

15. A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.

15. Razumno srce stjeèe znanje i uho mudrih traži znanje.

16. A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.

16. Dar èovjeku otvara put i vodi ga pred velikaše.

17. The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.

17. Prvi je pravedan u svojoj parnici, a kad doðe njegov protivnik, opovrgne ga.

18. Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.

18. Ždrijeb poravna svaðe, pa i meðu moænicima odluèuje.

19. A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.

19. Uvrijeðen brat jaèi je od tvrda grada i svaðe su kao prijevornice na tvrðavi.

20. From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.

20. Svatko siti trbuh plodom usta svojih, nasiæuje se rodom usana svojih.

21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.

21. Smrt i život u vlasti su jeziku, a tko ga miluje, jede od ploda njegova.

22. He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.

22. Tko je našao ženu, našao je sreæu i stekao milost od Jahve.

23. The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.

23. Ponizno moleæi govori siromah, a grubo odgovara bogataš.

24. A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.

24. Ima prijatelja koji vode u propast, a ima i prijatelja privrženijih od brata.