Ecclesiasticus, 7

1. Do not choose to do evil, and evil will not take hold of you.

1. Ne èini zla, pa te zlo neæe stiæi.

2. Withdraw from the iniquitous, and evil will withdraw from you.

2. Kloni se nepravde, i ona æe biti daleko od tebe.

3. Son, do not sow evil in the furrows of injustice, and you will not reap them sevenfold.

3. Ne sij, sine moj, u brazde nepravde, da ih ne požanješ sedmerostruko.

4. Do not seek a role of leadership from the Lord, and do not seek a seat of honor from the king.

4. Ne traži od Gospoda najviše mjesto, niti od kralja poèasno sjedalo.

5. You should not justify yourself before God, for he is the Knower of hearts. And by no means should you wish to seem wise before the king.

5. Ne razmeæi se vrlinom pred Gospodom niti mudrošæu pred kraljem.

6. Do not seek to become a judge, unless you have sufficient strength to shatter iniquities. Otherwise, you might fear the face of the powerful, and so establish a scandal within your integrity.

6. Ne traži da budeš sudac ako nemaš snage iskorijeniti nepravdu, da ne bi popustio pred moguænikom i postavio stupicu pravednosti svojoj.

7. You should not sin against the multitude of a city, nor should you cast yourself against the people.

7. Ne griješi prema javnom zboru, da ne izgubiš ugled u zajednici.

8. And you should not bind two sins together. For even in one sin, you will not go unpunished.

8. Nemoj dvaput griješiti, jer veæ zbog prvog grijeha neæeš umaæi kazni.

9. Do not be cowardly in your soul.

9. Ne reci: "Pogledat æe Bog na mnoge moje darove i primit æe Svevišnji Bog kad mu ih prinesem."

10. You should not be unwilling to beg, nor to give alms.

10. Ne budi malodušan u molitvi svojoj i ne zanemari dati milodar.

11. You should not say: “God will look with favor on the multitude of my gifts, and when I make an offering to the most high God, he will accept my gift.”

11. Ne preziri èovjeka turobna srca, jer onaj tko ponizuje može i uzvisiti.

12. You should not ridicule a man in bitterness of soul. For there is One who humbles and who exalts: the all-seeing God.

12. Ne pleti prijevare bratu svojem, niti prijatelju takvo što èini.

13. Do not love a lie against your brother, nor should you act the same toward your friend.

13. Kloni se svake laži, jer od nje dobra nikakva.

14. Do not be willing to devise a lie of any kind. For the practice of lying is not good.

14. Ne govori predugo na zboru staraca i ne ponavljaj rijeèi u molitvi svojoj.

15. Do not choose to be verbose among a multitude of elders, and you should not repeat the words of your prayers.

15. Ne prezri tegobna rada ni ratarskog posla što ga je Svevišnji dao.

16. You should not hate laborious works, nor the rustic life created by the Most High.

16. Ne ubrajaj se meðu grešnike, sjeti se da srdžba ne kasni!

17. You should not consider yourself to be among the multitude of the undisciplined.

17. Ponizi duboko dušu svoju, jer su vatra i crvi kazna bezbožniku.

18. Remember wrath. For it will not be delayed.

18. Ne mijenjaj prijatelja za novac ni brata za ofirsko zlato.

19. Humble your spirit greatly. For the retribution against the flesh of the impious is with fire and worms.

19. Ne odbacuj razumne i dobre žene, jer njezina je ljupkost dragocjenija od zlata.

20. Do not betray your friend for the sake of money, and you should not spurn your dearest brother for the sake of gold.

20. Ne zlostavljaj roba koji pošteno radi ni sluge koji ti vjerno služi.

21. Do not choose to depart from a good and understanding wife, whom you have been allotted in the fear of the Lord. For the grace of her modesty is above gold.

21. Ljubi razumna roba kao sebe samog i ne uskrati mu slobode.

22. You should not harm the servant whose works are honest, nor the hired hand who entrusts his life to you.

22. Imaš li živinèe, pazi ga; ako ti je od koristi, saèuvaj ga.

23. Let an understanding servant be loved by you like your own soul. You should not cheat him out of freedom, nor abandon him to destitution.

23. Imaš li djece, pouèi ih i povij im vrat za mladosti.

24. Are cattle yours? Tend to them. And if they are useful, let them remain with you.

24. Imaš li kæeri, èuvaj im tijelo i ne pokazuj im odveæ prijazno lice.

25. Are sons yours? Instruct them, and bow them down from their childhood.

25. Udaj kæer, i obavio si krupan posao, ali je daj èovjeku razumnu.

26. Are daughters yours? Watch over their bodies. And you should not display a light-hearted attitude toward them.

26. Imaš li ženu po srcu svojem, ne otpuštaj je; ako li je ne voliš, ne uzdaj se u nju.

27. Give your daughter in marriage, and give her to an understanding man, and you will be doing a great work.

27. Svim srcem poštuj oca svoga i ne zaboravi majèinih bolova.

28. If a wife in accord with your soul is yours, you should not reject her. But do not entrust yourself to her who is hateful.

28. Sjeti se da im svoj život duguješ: kako da im uzvratiš sve što uèiniše za te?

29. With your whole heart, honor your father. And you should not forget the complaints of your mother.

29. Svom dušom svojom boj se Gospoda i štuj njegove sveæenike.

30. Remember that you would not have been born except through them. And so, give back to them as they also have done for you.

30. Svom snagom svojom ljubi Stvoritelja svoga i ne ostavljaj slugu njegovih.

31. With all your soul, fear the Lord, and consider his priests to be holy.

31. Boj se Boga i štuj sveæenika, daj mu dio kako ti je naloženo: prvine, naknadnice i prinos pleæaka, posvetnice i prvence svetinja.

32. With all your strength, love him who made you, and you should not abandon his ministers.

32. I siromahu pruži ruku, da bude savršen tvoj blagoslov.

33. Honor God from your whole soul, and confer honor on the priests, and continue to purify yourself with your strength.

33. Budi darežljiv svakomu živom stvoru, pa ni mrtvomu ne uskrati milosti.

34. Give them their portion, just as it has been commanded of you, from the first-fruits and from the purifications. And for your ignorant offenses, purify yourself with a smaller offering.

34. Ne uklanjaj se od onih koji plaèu, veæ s tužnim tuguj.

35. You should offer to the Lord the gift of your strength, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first-fruits of what is holy.

35. Ne zaboravi posjetiti bolesnika, jer æe te za to ljubiti.

36. And reach out your hand to the poor, so that your atonement and your blessing may be perfected.

36. U svim svojim djelima misli na svoj konac, pa neæeš nikada griješiti.

37. A gift has grace in the sight of all the living, but you should not prohibit grace for the dead.

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38. You should not fail to console those who are weeping, nor to walk with those who are mourning.

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39. Do not let yourself be slow to visit the sick. For in this way, you will be confirmed in love.

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40. In all your works, remember your very end, and so you will not sin, unto eternity.

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