¹Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

¹Ne zavidi opakim ljudima niti želi da budeš s njima.

²For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

²Jer im srce smišlja nasilje i usne govore o nedjelu.

³Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

³Mudrošću se zida kuća i razborom utvrđuje,

⁴And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

⁴i po znanju se pune klijeti svakim blagom dragocjenim i ljupkim.

⁵A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

⁵Bolji je mudar od jakoga i čovjek razuman od silne ljudine.

⁶For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

⁶Jer s promišljanjem se ide u boj i pobjeda je u mnoštvu savjetnika.

⁷Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

⁷Previsoka je bezumnomu mudrost: zato na sudu ne otvara usta svojih!

⁸He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

⁸Tko smišlja zlo zove se učitelj podmukli.

⁹The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

⁹Ludost samo grijeh snuje, i podrugljivac je mrzak ljudima.

¹⁰If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

¹⁰Kloneš li u dan bijede, bijedna je tvoja snaga.

¹¹If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

¹¹Izbavi one koje vode u smrt; i spasavaj one koji posrćući idu na stratište.

¹²If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

¹²Ako kažeš: "Nismo za to znali", ne razumije li onaj koji ispituje srca? I ne znade li onaj koji ti čuva dušu? I ne plaća li on svakomu po njegovim djelima?

¹³My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹³Jedi med, sine moj, jer je dobar, i saće je slatko nepcu tvome.

¹⁴So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁴Takva je, znaj, i mudrost tvojoj duši: ako je nađeš, našao si budućnost i nada tvoja neće propasti.

¹⁵Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

¹⁵Ne postavljaj, opaki, zasjede stanu pravednikovu, ne čini nasilja boravištu njegovu;

¹⁶For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹⁶jer padne li pravednik i sedam puta, on ustaje, a opaki propadaju u nesreći.

¹⁷Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

¹⁷Ne veseli se kad padne neprijatelj tvoj i ne kliči srcem kada on posrće,

¹⁸Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁸da ne bi vidio Jahve i za zlo uzeo i obratio srdžbu svoju od njega.

¹⁹Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:

¹⁹Nemoj se srditi zbog zločinaca, nemoj zavidjeti opakima,

²⁰For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

²⁰jer zao čovjek nema budućnosti, svjetiljka opakih gasi se.

²¹My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

²¹Boj se Jahve, sine moj, i kralja: i ne buni se ni protiv jednoga ni protiv drugoga.

²²For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

²²Jer iznenada provaljuje nesreća njihova i tko zna kad će doći propast njihova.

²³These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

²³I ovo je od mudraca: Ne valja biti pristran na sudu.

²⁴He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

²⁴Tko opakomu veli: "Pravedan si", proklinju ga narodi i kunu puci;

²⁵But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

²⁵a oni koji ga ukore nalaze zadovoljstvo, i na njih dolazi blagoslov sreće.

²⁶Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

²⁶U usta ljubi tko odgovara pošteno.

²⁷Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

²⁷Svrši svoj posao vani i uredi svoje polje, potom i kuću svoju zidaj.

²⁸Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

²⁸Ne svjedoči lažno na bližnjega svoga: zar ćeš varati usnama svojim?

²⁹Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

²⁹Ne reci: "Kako je on meni učinio, tako ću i ja njemu; platit ću tom čovjeku po djelu njegovu!"

³⁰I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³⁰Prolazio sam mimo polje nekog lijenčine i mimo vinograd nekog luđaka,

³¹And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

³¹i gle, sve bijaše zaraslo u koprive, i sve pokrio čkalj, i kamena ograda porušena.

³²Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

³²Vidjeh to i pohranih u srcu, promotrih i uzeh pouku:

³³Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

³³"Još malo odspavaj, još malo odrijemaj, još malo podvij ruke za počinak,

³⁴So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

³⁴i doći će tvoje siromaštvo kao skitač i oskudica kao oružanik!"