Ecclesiasticus, 8

1. You should not quarrel with a powerful man, lest perhaps you may fall into his hands.

1. Ne bori se s velikašem, da mu ne padneš u šake.

2. You should not contend with a wealthy man, lest perhaps he may bring an action against you.

2. Ne pravdaj se s bogatašem, da se ne pokaže težim od tebe. Jer zlato je veæ mnoge uništilo i zavelo srce kraljevima.

3. For gold and silver have destroyed many, and have reached and corrupted even the hearts of kings.

3. Ne prepiri se s èovjekom hitra jezika i ne meæi mu drva na vatru.

4. You should not quarrel with a man who is full of words, for you should not cast wood upon his fire.

4. Ne šali se s neodgojenim èovjekom, da ti ne bi uvrijedio predaka.

5. You should not confide in an ignorant man, lest he speak evil about your family.

5. Ne sramoti èovjeka koji se obratio od grijeha; sjeti se da smo svi krivci.

6. You should not despise a man who turns himself away from sin, nor reproach him with it. Remember that we are all subject to correction.

6. Ne prezri starca èovjeka, jer æe i od nas neki ostarjeti.

7. You should not spurn a man in his old age. For we are all subject to growing old.

7. Ne likuj nad preminulim; sjeti se da svi umiremo.

8. Do not be willing to rejoice at the death of your enemy, knowing that we all die, and that we do not want others rejoice over us.

8. Ne odbacuj razgovora mudrih, nego razmišljaj o njihovim izrekama, jer æeš tako steæi nauk i umijeæe za službu velikašima.

9. You should not despise the discourse of those who are old and wise; instead, ponder their proverbs.

9. Ne podcjenjuj govora staraca, jer oni su uèili od svojih roditelja, a od njih æeš se ti nauèiti razboru i u pravo vrijeme odgovarati.

10. For from them, you will learn wisdom and intelligent doctrine, so as to serve great men without blame.

10. Ne raspiruj ugljevlja grešnikova, da se ne ožežeš njegovim plamenom.

11. Do not allow the discourse of your elders to pass you by. For they have learned from their fathers.

11. Ne dopusti da te rugaè razgnjevi i postavi ti zamku tvojim vlastitim rijeèima.

12. And from them, you will learn understanding, and you will learn what response to give in a time of necessity.

12. Ne uzajmljuj èovjeku moænijem od sebe; ako si uzajmio, kao da si izgubio.

13. You should not kindle the coals of sinners by arguing with them. For you might be scorched by the flame from the fire of their sins.

13. Ne jamèi preko svojih moguænosti; ako si jamèio, misli kako æeš platiti.

14. You should not stand against the face of a contemptuous person, otherwise he may sit down as if waiting in ambush against your words.

14. Ne parbi se sa sucem, jer æe mu dosuditi po volji.

15. You should not lend to a man who is stronger than you. But if you do lend, consider it lost.

15. Ne idi na put s pustolovom, da ti se on ne natovari: jer on æe èiniti po svojoj volji, i njegova æe ludost obojicu upropastiti.

16. You should not promise beyond your ability. But if you do promise, consider how to fulfill it.

16. S èovjekom gnjevnim ne zameæi svaðe i ne putuj s njim po pustinji, jer njemu nije ništa proliti krv, i na mjestu gdje nema pomoæi ubit æe te.

17. You should not judge against a judge. For he judges according to what is just.

17. Luðaka ne pitaj za savjet, jer ne može saèuvati tajne.

18. You should not go forth on the way with an audacious man, lest perhaps he may burden you with his evils. For he goes forth according to his own will, and you will perish with him in his folly.

18. Ne pokazuj tajne pred tuðinom, jer ne znaš što æe se izleæi.

19. You should not start a conflict with an angry man, and you should not go into the desert with an audacious man. For shedding blood is nothing to him, and in a place where there is no help for you, he will overthrow you.

19. Ne otkrivaj svoga srca svakom èovjeku i ne oèekuj dobra od svakoga.

20. You should not hold counsel with the foolish. For they are not able to love anything except what pleases them.

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21. You should not take counsel in the sight of an outsider. For you do not know what he will do next.

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22. You should not reveal your heart to every man, lest perhaps he may offer a false kindness to you, and then speak reproachfully about you.

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