¹The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

¹Mudre izreke Salomona, sina Davidova, kralja izraelskog:

²to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

²da se spozna mudrost i pouka, da se shvate razumne riječi;

³to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

³da se primi umna pouka, pravda i pravica i nepristranost;

⁴to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

⁴da se dade pamet neiskusnima, mladiću znanje i umijeće;

⁵that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

⁵kad mudar čuje, da umnoži znanje, a razuman steče mudrije misli;

⁶to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

⁶da razumije izreke i prispodobe, riječi mudraca i njihove zagonetke.

⁷The fear of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

⁷Strah je Gospodnji početak spoznaje, ali ludi preziru mudrost i pouku.

⁸My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:

⁸Poslušaj, sine moj, pouku oca svoga i ne odbacuj naputka svoje majke!

⁹for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.

⁹Jer će ti biti ljupki vijenac na glavi i ogrlica oko tvoga vrata.

¹⁰Sine moj, ako te grešnici mame, ne pristaj;

¹¹If they say, “Come with us, Let’s lay in wait for blood; let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

¹¹ako bi rekli: "Hodi s nama, da vrebamo krv, čekamo u zasjedi nevina ni za što;

¹²let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , and whole, like those who go down into the pit.

¹²da ih progutamo žive kao carstvo smrti i cijele kao one koji silaze u grob;

¹³We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with spoil.

¹³naplijenit ćemo svakojaka blaga, napuniti svoje kuće plijenom;

¹⁴You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse.”

¹⁴bacat ćeš s nama svoj ždrijeb, svi ćemo zajedno imati jednu kesu."

¹⁵My son, don’t walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

¹⁵Sine moj, ne idi s njima na put, makni nogu od njihove staze.

¹⁶for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

¹⁶Jer na zlo trče svojim nogama i hite prolijevati krv.

¹⁷Jer uzalud je razapinjati mrežu pred očima svima pticama.

¹⁸but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁸A oni vrebaju vlastitu krv, postavljaju zasjedu svojemu životu.

¹⁹So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

¹⁹Takva je sudba svih lakomih na ružan dobitak: on ih života stane.

²⁰Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²⁰Mudrost glasno uzvikuje na ulici, na trgovima diže svoj glas;

²¹She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²¹propovijeda po bučnim uglovima, na otvorenim gradskim vratima govori svoje riječi:

²²“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²²"Dokle ćete, vi glupi, ljubiti glupost i dokle će podsmjevačima biti milo podsmijevanje, i dokle će bezumnici mrziti znanje?

²³Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²³Poslušajte moju opomenu! Gle, svoj duh pred vas izlijevam, hoću vas poučiti svojim riječima.

²⁴Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁴Koliko sam vas zvala, a vi ste odbijali; pružala sam ruku, ali je nitko ne opazi.

²⁵but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁵Nego ste odbacili svaki moj savjet i niste poslušali moje opomene;

²⁶I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;

²⁶zato ću se i ja smijati vašoj propasti, rugat ću se kad vas obuzme tjeskoba:

²⁷when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁷kad navali na vas strah kao nevrijeme i zgrabi vas propast kao vihor, kad navali na vas nevolja i muka.

²⁸Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

²⁸Tada će me zvati, ali se ja neću odazvati; tražit će me, ali me neće naći.

²⁹because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

²⁹Jer su mrzili spoznaju i nisu izabrali Gospodnjeg straha

³⁰They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³⁰niti su poslušali moj savjet, nego su prezreli svaku moju opomenu.

³¹Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³¹Zato će jesti plod svojeg vladanja i nasititi se vlastitih savjeta.

³²For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

³²Jer glupe će ubiti njihovo odbijanje, a nemar će upropastiti bezumne.

³³But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

³³A tko sluša mene, bezbrižan ostaje i spokojno živi bez straha od zla."