Ecclesiasticus, 11

1. The wisdom of one who is humble will exalt his head, and will cause him to sit down in the midst of great men.

1. Mudrost uzvisuje glavu siromahu i posaðuje ga meðu knezove.

2. You should not praise a man for his beauty, and you should not despise a man for his appearances.

2. Ne hvali èovjeka po oblièju njegovu i ne preziri nikoga zbog njegova izgleda.

3. The bee is small among flying things, but its fruit holds the summit of sweetness.

3. Malena je pèela meðu stvorovima krilatim, ali ona daje slast najslaðu.

4. You should not glory in clothing at any time, and you should not let yourself be extolled in the day of your honor. For the works of the Most High alone are wondrous; and glorious and hidden and unseen are his works.

4. Ne uznosi se zbog odjeæe koju nosiš niti se uznosi zbog svojih poèasti; jer èudesna su djela Gospodnja, iako su skrivena ljudima.

5. Many tyrants have sat upon a throne, and one whom no one would admire has worn a diadem.

5. Èesto su kraljevi sjedili na tlima, a neznanac je stekao krunu.

6. Many powerful men have been powerfully cast down, and the illustrious have been handed over into the hands of others.

6. I èesto su moænici bili jako poniženi i odliènici potpali pod tuðu vlast.

7. Before you inquire, you should not place blame on anyone; and when you have inquired, reprove justly.

7. Ne optužuj prije nego što istražiš, prvo promisli, pa onda ukori.

8. Before you listen, you should not respond a word; and you should not interrupt in the middle of a discourse.

8. Ne odgovaraj prije nego si èuo i ne miješaj se usred govora.

9. You should not contend in a matter which does not concern you, and you should not sit in judgment together with sinners.

9. Ne prepiri se o onome što te se ne tièe i ne miješaj se u svaðu grešnika.

10. Son, you should not be involved in many matters. And if you become rich, you will not be free from transgression. For if you pursue, you will not apprehend; and if you run ahead, you will not escape.

10. Sine moj, ne preuzimaj previše poslova; ako ih umnožiš, neæeš proæi bez kazne; ma koliko se žurio, neæeš stiæi, niti æeš trkom uteæi.

11. There is an impious man who labors and hurries and grieves, but all the more will he be without abundance.

11. Èovjek se trudi, muèi i hiti, da bi još više zaostao.

12. There is a debilitated man in need of recovery, who is lacking in strength and abundant in poverty.

12. Postoji slab èovjek koji moli pomoæ, bez snage i pun nevolje, ali ga Gospod milostivo gleda i podiže iz njegove bijede.

13. Yet the eye of God has looked with favor upon him for his benefit, and he has lifted him up from his humiliation, and he has exalted his head. And many have wondered at him, and they have honored God.

13. Uzdiže glavu njegovu i mnogi mu se dive.

14. Good things and misfortune, life and death, poverty and wealth, are from God.

14. Dobro i zlo, život i smrt, siromaštvo i bogatstvo - sve dolazi od Gospoda.

15. Wisdom, and discipline, and knowledge of the law are with God. Love and the ways of good things are with him.

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16. Error and darkness have been created by sinners. And those who exult in evil, grow old in evil.

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17. The gift of God remains with the just man, and his advancement will have success unto eternity.

17. Dar Gospodnji ostaje u pobožnika, i naklonost æe ih Gospodnja dovijeka pratiti.

18. There is one who is enriched by spending sparingly, and this is the extent of his reward.

18. Ima ih koji se obogate pomnjom i škrtošæu, i evo što im je plaæa:

19. About this, he says: “I have found rest for myself, and now I alone will eat from my goods.”

19. doðe dan kad kažu: "Naðoh mir, i sad æu uživati svoja dobra", ali ne znaju koliko æe trajati: morat æe dobra svoja ostaviti drugom i umrijeti.

20. But he does not know how much time will pass before death approaches, and then he must leave everything behind to others and die.

20. Ustraj u dužnosti svojoj, i neka ti je mila, i u svojem radu ostari.

21. Stand fast in your covenant, and become familiar with it, and grow old in the work of your commandments.

21. Ne èudi se djelima grešnikovim; uzdaj se u Gospoda i ustraj u svom poslu, jer tako je lako Gospodu iznenada i zaèas obogatiti siromaha.

22. You should not spend time in the works of sinners. Instead, trust in God and remain in your own place.

22. Blagoslov je Gospodnji plaæa pobožniku: brzo se rastvara cvijet blagoslova.

23. For it is easy, in the eyes of God, to make a pauper suddenly rich.

23. Ne reci: "Što mi još treba? I kakav me probitak èeka?"

24. The blessing of God hurries to reward the just man, and in a fleeting hour his advancement bears fruit.

24. Ne reci: "Imam svega dosta, kakvo me odsad zlo može zadesiti?"

25. You should not say: “What do I need?” or, “What good will there be for me in this?”

25. U vrijeme dobra zlo se zaboravlja, i u vrijeme nesreæe ne pamti se sreæa.

26. You should not say: “I have enough for myself,” or, “What could be worse than this?”

26. Jer Gospodu je lako u dan smrtni platiti èovjeku prema èinima njegovim.

27. In a day of good things, you should not be forgetful of misfortunes. And in a day of misfortunes, you should not be forgetful of good things.

27. U vrijeme nevolje naslade se zaboravljaju, u posljednjem èasu otkrivaju se djela èovjekova.

28. For it is easy, in the sight of God, on the day of one’s passing, to repay each one according to his ways.

28. Prije smrti ne zovi nikoga sretnim, jer se tek na svom koncu spoznaje èovjek.

29. The affliction of an hour causes one to forget great delights, and in the end of a man is the uncovering of his works.

29. Ne uvodi svakoga èovjeka u kuæu svoju, jer mnogovrsne su u spletkara zamke.

30. You should not praise any man before death. For a man is known by his children.

30. Srce je oholièino jarebica-mamljivica u krletki, i kao uhoda vreba on tvoju propast.

31. You should not bring every man into your house. For many are the snares of the deceitful.

31. Klevetnik izvræe dobro u zlo i baca ljagu na samu krepost.

32. For as a stomach with a bad smell vomits, and as a partridge is led into a cage, and like a deer led into a snare, so also is the heart of the arrogant. And it is like a bystander watching his neighbor fall.

32. Od jedne iskre nastaje ognjište puno žara, a grešnik vreba da prolije krv.

33. For it lies in ambush, and then turns good into evil, and it will place the blame on the elect.

33. Èuvaj se opakoga, jer on zlo snuje, da ti ne nanese vjeènu sramotu.

34. From one spark, a great fire grows; and from one deceitful man, much blood flows. But a very sinful man lies in ambush for blood.

34. Uvedi tuðinca u kuæu, i on æe donijeti nevolju i otuðiti te od tvojih.

35. Pay close attention to yourself before a harmful man, for he fabricates evils. Otherwise, he may lead over you a whispered reproach unceasingly.

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36. Receive a stranger to yourself, and he will overthrow you with a whirlwind, and he will alienate you from what is your very own.

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