Mudre izreke 17
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
17 Bolje komad suhog kruha u miru
nego gozba u kući gdje se svađaju.
2 Mudri sluga bit će gospodar sramotnom sinu
i primit će nasljedstvo kao jedan od braće.
3 Vatrom se provjerava srebro i zlato,[a]
a BOG provjerava kakvo je srce.
4 Tko rado sluša zle govore, zločinac je.
Tko rado sluša klevete, lažljivac je.
5 Tko se ruga siromašnome, vrijeđa njegovog Stvoritelja,
i tko se tuđoj nesreći raduje, neće proći bez kazne.
6 Stari se ponose svojim unucima,
a djeca svojim roditeljima.
7 Pametne riječi ne pristaju ništarijama,
a još manje lažljive riječi plemenitima.
8 Podmititelju je mito kao čarolija:
kamo god se okrene, uspijeva.
9 Tko oprosti uvredu, osnažuje prijateljstvo,
a tko je stalno spominje, prekida ga.
10 Opomena više pogađa pametnoga
nego budalu sto udaraca.
11 Zli uvijek podižu pobune,
zato ih stižu okrutne kazne.
12 Bolje naići na medvjedicu kojoj su oteli mlade
nego na budalu koja radi budalaštine.
13 Tko na dobro zlom uzvrati,
zlo mu iz kuće neće otići.
14 Početak prepirke je poput otvaranja brane,
zato stani prije nego izbije svađa.
15 Oslobađati krive i osuđivati nedužne
—BOG jednako mrzi oboje.
16 Nema smisla da budala plati obrazovanje
kad nema pameti za učenje.
17 Prijatelj uvijek pokazuje ljubav,
a u nevolji postaje kao brat.
18 Čovjek bez pameti pruža ruku
i jamči za dug drugoga.
19 Tko voli grijeh, voli svađu.
Tko bahato priča, propast priziva.[b]
20 Pokvareno srce ne nalazi sreću,
a prijevaran jezik upada u nevolju.
21 Jadan je otac budale;
nema čemu da se raduje.
22 Veselo srce daje zdravlje,
a potišten duh tijelo iscrpljuje.
23 Zli prima mito u potaji
da putove pravde iskrivi.
24 Pametan gleda što je mudro,
a oči ludoga gledaju posvuda.
25 Blesav sin žalosti svoga oca
i ljuti majku koja ga je rodila.
26 Ne valja kažnjavati nedužnoga,
ni tući čestitog službenika.
27 Pametan čovjek štedi riječi
i razuman ima mirnu narav.
28 I budala se čini mudrim, kad šuti,
i pametnim, kad ništa ne govori.
Proverbs 17
King James Version
17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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