Ecclesiasticus, 25

1. My spirit is pleased with three things; these are approved in the sight of God and men:

1. Troje mi je drago, a milo je i Gospodu i ljudima: sloga meðu braæom, prijateljstvo meðu susjedima, muž i žena koji se vole.

2. the harmony of brothers, and the love of neighbors, and a husband and wife agreeing well together.

2. A tri vrste ljudi mrzi duša moja i veoma mi je oduran život njihov: ohol siromah i lažljiv bogataš i razbludan starac koji nema razbora.

3. My soul hates three kinds of things; and I am greatly distressed over their souls:

3. Ako za mladosti nisi ništa sabirao, kako æeš išta naæi u starosti?

4. an arrogant pauper, a wealthy liar, a foolish and senseless elder.

4. Kako lijepo pristaje sijedoj kosi zdrava rasudba i starcima savjet znalaèki!

5. The things that you have not obtained in your youth, how will you find them in your old age?

5. O, kako je lijepa mudrost u staraca i promišljen savjet odliènika!

6. How beautiful it is for a grey head to have judgment, and for elders to know counsel!

6. Veliko je iskustvo kruna starcima, i strah je Gospodnji istinska slava njihova.

7. How beautiful it is for those who are aged to have wisdom, and for those who are honored to have understanding and counsel!

7. Devetero smatra srce moje blaženim, a deseto mi je sad na jeziku: èovjek koji se djeci svojoj raduje i koji doživi pad neprijatelja svojih.

8. Great experience is the crown of the aged, and the fear of God is their glory.

8. Blago mužu koji živi sa ženom razumnom i koji ne ore s volom i magarcem, i koji nije pogriješio jezikom svojim, i koji ne služi od sebe nevrednijemu.

9. I have magnified nine things, overlooked by the heart; and a tenth, I will declare to men with my tongue:

9. Blago onomu koji je stekao razboritost i koji pripovijeda ušima pozornim.

10. a man who finds joy in his children, and one who lives to see the undoing of his enemies.

10. A kako je velik onaj koji je našao mudrost, ali nitko ne nadmašuje onoga koji se boji Gospoda.

11. Blessed is he who lives with a wise wife, and he who has not slipped with his tongue, and he who has not served those unworthy of himself.

11. Strah je Gospodnji iznad svega; i tko ga ima, s kime se može usporediti?

12. Blessed is he who finds a true friend, and he who describes justice to an attentive ear.

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13. How great is he who finds wisdom and knowledge! But there is no one above him who fears the Lord.

13. Svaka rana, samo ne rana srca! I svaka opaèina, samo ne opaèina ženina!

14. The fear of God has set itself above all things.

14. Svaka nesreæa, samo ne nesreæa od mrzitelja! I svaka osveta, samo ne osveta neprijateljska!

15. Blessed is the man to whom it has been given to have the fear of God. He who holds to it, to whom can he be compared?

15. Nema otrova nad otrovom zmijskim niti mržnje od mržnje neprijateljske.

16. The fear of God is the beginning of his love; and the beginning of faith has been joined closely to the same.

16. Volim više živjeti s lavom i sa zmajem nego živjeti sa ženom opakom.

17. The sadness of the heart is every wound. And the wickedness of a wife is every malice.

17. Pakost ženi nagrðuje lik i mraèi joj lice kao u medvjeda.

18. And a man will choose any wound, but the wound of the heart,

18. Kad meðu susjedima sjedi joj muž, on i nehotice gorko uzdiše.

19. and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a wife,

19. Malena je svaka zloæa prema zloæi ženskoj: neka je snaðe kob grešnièka!

20. and any obstacle, but the obstacle of those who hate him,

20. Kakav je pješèani brijeg nogama staraèkim, takva je jezièava žena mirnu mužu.

21. and any vindication, but the vindication of his enemies.

21. Ne daj se zavesti ljepotom ženskom i ne žudi za ženom.

22. There is no head worse than the head of a serpent,

22. Velik je jad, sramota i ruglo kad žena uzdržava muža svog.

23. and there is no anger above the anger of a wife. It would be more agreeable to abide with a lion or a dragon, than to live with a wicked wife.

23. Srce poniženo, lice pomraèeno i rana u srcu - to je žena opaka. Ruke lomne i klecava koljena, takva je žena koja ne usreæuje muža svoga.

24. A wicked wife changes her face. And she darkens her countenance like a bear. And she displays it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbors,

24. Od žene je grijeh poèeo i zbog nje svi umiremo.

25. her husband groans, and hearing of this, he sighs a little.

25. Ne daj vodi pukotine niti zloj ženi slobode jezika.

26. All malice is brief compared to the malice of a wife. Let the fate of sinners fall upon her!

26. Ako ne èini kao što joj pokažeš, otpusti je od sebe.

27. As climbing over sand is to the feet of the aged, so is a talkative wife to a quiet man.

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28. You should not favor a woman’s beauty, and you should not desire a wife for her beauty.

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29. The anger and disrespect and shame from a wife can be great.

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30. The wife, if she has primacy, is set against her husband.

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31. A wicked wife debases the heart, and saddens the face, and wounds the heart.

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32. A wife who does not make her husband happy enfeebles the hands and weakens the knees.

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33. The beginning of sin came from a woman; and through her, we all die.

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34. You should not provide an exit to your water, not even a little; nor should you give permission for a wicked wife to exceed the limit.

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35. If she will not walk at your hand, she will confound you in the sight of your enemies.

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36. Tear her away from your body, lest she abuse you continually.

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