Proverbs, 30

1. The words of the Gatherer, the son of the Vomiter. The vision that the man spoke. God is with him, and he, being strengthened by God and abiding with him, said:

1. Rijeèi Agura, sina Jakeova, iz Mase; proroèanstvo njegovo za Itiela, za Itiela i Ukala.

2. “I am the most foolish among men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.

2. Da, preglup sam da bih bio èovjek i nemam razbora èovjeèjeg.

3. I have not learned wisdom, and I have not known the knowledge of sanctity.

3. Ne stekoh mudrosti i ne poznajem znanosti svetih!

4. Who has ascended to heaven and also descended? Who has grasped the wind in his hands? Who has tied the waters together, as with a garment? Who has raised all the limits of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son, if you know?

4. Tko uzaðe na nebo i siðe? Tko uhvati vjetar u šake svoje? Tko sabra vode u plašt svoj? Tko postavi krajeve zemaljske? Kako se zove i kako mu se zove sin? Znaš li?

5. Every word of God is fire-tested. He is a bronze shield to those who hope in him.

5. Svaka je Božja rijeè prokušana, štit onima koji se u nj uzdaju.

6. Do not add anything to his words, lest you be reproved and be discovered to be a liar.

6. Ne dodaji ništa njegovim rijeèima, da te ne prekori i ne smatra lažljivim.

7. Two things I have asked of you; do not deny them to me before I die.

7. Za dvoje te molim, ne uskrati mi, dok ne umrem:

8. Remove, far from me, vanity and lying words. Give me neither begging, nor wealth. Apportion to me only the necessities of my life,

8. udalji od mene licemjernu i lažnu rijeè; ne daj mi siromaštva ni bogatstva: hrani me kruhom mojim dostatnim;

9. lest perhaps, being filled, I might be enticed into denial, and say: ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or, being compelled by destitution, I might steal, and then perjure myself in the name of my God.

9. inaèe bih, presitivši se, zatajio tebe i rekao: "Tko je Jahve?" Ili bih, osiromašivši, krao i oskvrnio ime Boga svojega.

10. Do not accuse a servant to his lord, lest he curse you, and you fall.

10. Ne klevetaj sluge gospodaru njegovu, jer bi te mogao kleti i ti morao okajati.

11. There is a generation which curses their father, and which does not bless their mother.

11. Ima izrod koji kune oca svoga i ne blagoslivlje majke svoje!

12. There is a generation which seems pure to themselves, and yet they are not even washed from their filthiness.

12. Izrod koji za se misli da je èist, a od kala svojeg nije opran!

13. There is a generation, whose eyes have been elevated, and their eyelids are lifted on high.

13. Izrod uznositih oèiju koji visoko diže svoje trepavice!

14. There is a generation which has swords in place of teeth, and which commands their molars to devour the indigent from the earth and the poor from among men.

14. Izrod komu su zubi maèevi i oènjaci noževi da proždiru nesretnike na zemlji i siromahe meðu ljudima!

15. The leech has two daughters, who say, ‘Bring, bring.’ Three things are insatiable, and a fourth never says ‘Enough’:

15. Pijavica ima dvije kæeri: "Daj! Daj!" Postoje tri stvari nezasitne i èetiri koje ne kažu: "Dosta!"

16. Hell, and the mouth of the womb, and a land that is not filled with water. And truly, fire never says, ‘Enough.’

16. Carstvo smrti, jalova utroba, zemlja nikad gasna vode i vatra koja nikad ne kaže: "Dosta!"

17. The eye of one who mocks his father and who despises the childbearing of his mother, let the ravens of the torrent tear it out, and let the sons of the eagles consume it.

17. Oko koje se ruga ocu i odrièe posluh majci iskljuvat æe potoèni gavrani i izjesti mladi orlovi.

18. Three things are difficult for me, and about a fourth, I am nearly ignorant:

18. Troje mi je nedokuèivo, a èetvrto ne razumijem:

19. the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man in adolescence.

19. put orlov po nebu, put zmijin po stijeni, put laðin posred mora i put muškarèev djevojci.

20. Such is the way also of an adulterous woman, who eats, and wiping her mouth, says: “I have done no evil.”

20. Takav je put preljubnice: najede se, obriše usta i veli: "Nisam sagriješila."

21. By three things, the earth is moved, and a fourth it is not able to sustain:

21. Od troga se zemlja ljulja, a èetvrtoga ne može podnijeti:

22. by a slave when he reigns, by the foolish when he has been filled with food,

22. od roba kad postane kralj i kad se prostak kruha nasiti,

23. by a hateful woman when she has been taken in matrimony, and by a handmaid when she has been heir to her mistress.

23. od puštenice kad se uda i sluškinje kad istisne svoju gospodaricu.

24. Four things are least upon the earth, and they are wiser than the wise:

24. Èetvero je maleno na zemlji, ali mudrije od mudraca:

25. the ants, an infirm people who provide food for themselves at the harvest,

25. mravi, nejaki stvorovi, koji sebi ljeti spremaju hranu;

26. the rabbit, a sickened people who make their bed upon the rock.

26. jazavci, stvorovi bez moæi, što u stijeni grade sebi stan;

27. The locust has no king, but they all depart by their troops.

27. skakavci, koji nemaju kralja, a svi idu u poretku;

28. The lizard supports itself on hands and dwells in the buildings of kings.

28. gušter, što se rukama hvata, a prodire u kraljevske palaèe.

29. There are three things that advance well, and a fourth that marches happily on:

29. Troje ima lijep korak, a èetvero lijepo hodi:

30. a lion, the strongest of beasts, who fears nothing that he meets,

30. lav, junak meðu zvijerima, koji ni pred kim ne uzmièe;

31. a rooster prepared at the loins, likewise a ram, and a king, whom none can resist.

31. pijetao što se odvažno šeæe meðu kokošima; jarac koji vodi stado; i kralj sa svojom vojskom.

32. There is one who has appeared foolish, after he was lifted up on high; for if he had understood, he would have placed his hand over his mouth.

32. Ako si ludovao oholeæi se ili to svjesno èinio, stavi ruku na usta.

33. But whoever strongly squeezes the udder to bring out the milk, presses out butter. And whoever violently blows his nose, brings out blood. And whoever provokes wrath, brings forth discord.”

33. Kad se mlijeko metÄe, izlazi maslac; kad se nos pritisne, poteèe krv; kad se srdžba potisne, dobiva se spor.