¹Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

¹Kao snijeg ljeti ili kiša o žetvi, tako pristaju počasti bezumnomu.

²Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

²Kao vrabac kad prhne i lastavica kad odleti, tako se i bezrazložna kletva ne ispunja.

³A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

³Bič konju, uzda magarcu, a šiba leđima bezumnika.

⁴Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

⁴Ne odgovaraj bezumniku po njegovoj ludosti, da mu i sam ne postaneš jednak.

⁵Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

⁵Odgovori bezumniku po ludosti njegovoj, da se ne bi učinio sam sebi mudar.

⁶One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

⁶Odsijeca noge sebi i gorčinu pije tko po bezumnom poruke šalje.

⁷Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

⁷Klecava bedra u hromoga - mudra je izreka u ustima bezumničkim.

⁸As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

⁸Kamen za praćku vezuje tko bezumnom iskazuje čast.

⁹Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

⁹Trnovita grana u ruci pijanice: mudra izreka u ustima bezumnika.

¹⁰As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

¹⁰Strijelac koji ranjava sve prolaznike: takav je onaj tko unajmljuje bezumnika.

¹¹As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

¹¹Bezumnik se vraća svojoj ludosti kao što se pas vraća na svoju bljuvotinu.

¹²Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

¹²Vidiš li čovjeka koji se sam sebi mudrim čini? Znaj, i od bezumnika ima više nade nego od njega!

¹³The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹³Lijenčina veli: "Zvijer je na putu, i lav je na ulicama."

¹⁴As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁴Kao što se vrata okreću na stožerima svojim, tako i lijenčina na postelji svojoj.

¹⁵The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁵Lijenčina umače ruku u zdjelu, ali je ne može prinijeti ustima.

¹⁶The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁶Lijenčina se čini sebi mudrijim od sedmorice koji umno odgovaraju.

¹⁷Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹⁷Psa za uši hvata tko se, u prolazu, umiješa u raspru koja ga se ne tiče.

¹⁸Kao bjesomučnik koji baca zublje, strelice i sije smrt,

¹⁹takav je čovjek koji vara bližnjega svoga i veli: "Samo se našalih."

²⁰For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

²⁰Kad nestane drva, oganj se gasi, i kad više nema klevetnika, prestaje svađa.

²¹As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

²¹Ugljen je za žeravnicu i drvo za oganj, a svadljivac da raspaljuje svađu.

²²The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

²²Klevetnikove su riječi kao slastice: spuštaju se u dno utrobe.

²³Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

²³Srebrna gleđa preko zemljana suđa: laskave usne i opako srce.

²⁴A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

²⁴Mrzitelj hini usnama svojim, a u sebi nosi prijevaru;

²⁵When his speech is charming, don’t believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.

²⁵ne vjeruj mu kad ljupkim glasom govori, jer u srcu mu je sedam grdila;

²⁶His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

²⁶ako himbom skriva mržnju, njegova će se opačina otkriti na zboru.

²⁷Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

²⁷Tko jamu kopa, sam u nju pada, i tko kamen valja, na njega se prevaljuje.

²⁸A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

²⁸Lažljiv jezik mrzi svoje žrtve, laskava usta propast spremaju.