Sirach 37

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¹ Any friend wil say, 'I am your friend too,' but some friends are friends only in name.	¹ Svaki prijatelj veli: »I ja sam ti prijatelj.« Ali su mnogi samo po imenu prijatelji.
² Is it not a deadly sorrow when a comrade or a friend turns enemy?	² Nije li sama smrtna žalost kad se drug ili prijatelj pretvori u neprijatelja?
³ O evil inclination, why were you created, to cover the earth with deceit?	³ O, sklonosti opaka, zašto si stvorena? Da prekriješ zemlju prijevarom?
⁴ One kind of comrade congratulates a friend in prosperity but in time of trouble appears on the otherside.	⁴ U sreći se lažni drug raduje s prijateljem, a u času nesreće okreće se protiv njega.
⁵ One kind of comrade genuinely feels for a friend and when it comes to a fight, springs to arms.	⁵ A pravi drug dijeli nevolju s prijateljem i kad do boja dođe, štita se laća.
⁶ Do not forget the genuine friend, do not push him out of mind once you are rich.	⁶ Ne zaboravljaj prijatelja vjerna u boju i ne zaboravi ga kad se obogatiš.
⁷ Any adviser wil offer advice, but some are governed by self-interest.	⁷ Svaki savjetnik dijeli savjete, ali mnogi svjetuju sebi u prilog.
⁸ Beware of someone who offers advice; first find out what he wants himself- since his advice coincideswith his own interest -- in case he has designs on you	⁸ Čuvaj se od onoga koji nudi savjet: ispitaj prije što on sam želi – jer on daje savjet na svoju korist – da on ne baci oko na tebe
⁹ and tel s you, 'You are on the right road,' but stands wel clear to see what will happen to you.	⁹ pa ti veli: »Dobar je tvoj put«, a potom iz prikrajka promatra nesreću tvoju.
¹⁰ Do not consult anyone who looks at you askance, conceal your plans from people jealous of you.	¹⁰ Ne svjetuj se s čovjekom koji te krivo gleda i ne otkrivaj zavidniku namjere svoje.
¹¹ Do not consult a woman about her rival, or a coward about war, a merchant about prices, or a buyerabout sel ing, anyone mean about gratitude, or anyone selfish about kindness, a lazy fel ow about any sort ofwork, or a casual worker about finishing a job, an idle servant about a major undertaking -- do not rely on thesefor any advice.	¹¹ Ne svjetuj se sa ženom o njezinoj suparnici, niti s kukavicom o ratu, niti s trgovcem o trgovini, niti s kupcem o prodaji, niti sa zavidnikom o zahvalnosti, niti sa samoživcem o milosrđu, niti s lijenčinom o bilo kakvu poslu, niti s prolaznim najamnikom o svršetku posla, niti s lijenim slugom o veliku radu: ne oslanjaj se na njih ni za kakav savjet.
¹² But have constant recourse to some devout person, whom you know to be a keeper of thecommandments, whose soul matches your own, and who, if you go wrong, wil be sympathetic.	¹² Nego se uvijek obrati na pobožnika o kome znadeš da vrši zapovijedi, koji je s tobom jedne duše i koji će nad tobom plakati kada posrneš.
¹³ Finally, stick to the advice your own heart gives you, no one can be truer to you than that;	¹³ I na savjet srca svoga pazi, jer nemaš nikog vjernijeg od njega.
¹⁴ since a person's soul often gives a clearer warning than seven watchmen perched on a watchtower.	¹⁴ Jer srce često pretkazuje čovjeku pouzdanije nego sedam stražara s vidikovca visokog.
¹⁵ And besides all this beg the Most High to guide your steps into the truth.	¹⁵ Ali se kraj svega toga moli Svevišnjem da te vodi stazom istine.
¹⁶ Reason should be the basis for every activity, reflection must come before any undertaking.	¹⁶ Razbor je početak svakog posla, promišljanje prethodi poduzimanju.
¹⁷ Thoughts are rooted in the heart, and this sends out four branches:	¹⁷ Korijen misli u srcu je, iz njega izrastaju četiri grane:
¹⁸ good and evil, life and death, and mistress of them always is the tongue.	¹⁸ dobro i zlo, život i smrt, a jezik im je uvijek gospodar.
¹⁹ One kind of person is clever at teaching others, yet is no good whatever to himself;	¹⁹ Postoji čovjek kadar poučiti druge, a sebi je samom beskoristan.
²⁰ another, very eloquent, is detested and ends by starving to death,	²⁰ Drugi je opet spretan govornik, ali omražen, i takav će umrijeti od gladi:
²¹ not having won the favour of the Lord, and being destitute of al wisdom.	²¹ jer nije stekao naklonosti Gospodnje i lišen je svake mudrosti.
²² Another considers himself wise and proclaims his intel ectual conclusions as certainties.	²² Postoji i mudrac sam sebi mudar, i plodovi su mu razbora na ustima pouzdani.
²³ But the truly wise instructs his people and his intel ectual conclusions are certainties.	²³ Mudrac poučava svoj vlastiti puk, i plodovi su njegova razbora pouzdani.
²⁴ The wise is showered with blessings, and al who see him wil cal him happy.	²⁴ Mudar je čovjek pun blagoslova, i svi koji ga vide zovu ga sretnim.
²⁵ Human life lasts a number of days, but the days of Israel are beyond counting.	²⁵ Malen je broj dana života čovječjeg, a nebrojeni su dani naroda izraelskog.
²⁶ The wise wil earn confidence among the people, his name wil live for ever.	²⁶ Mudrac stječe povjerenje naroda svog i ime mu živi životom vječnim.
²⁷ During your life, my child, see what suits your constitution, do not give it what you find disagrees withit;	²⁷ Sine moj, dok si živ, kušaj narav svoju, vidi što joj šteti i to joj uskrati.
²⁸ for not everything is good for everybody, nor does everybody like everything.	²⁸ Jer nije svima sve probitačno niti je svakomu sve po volji.
²⁹ Do not be insatiable for any delicacy, do not be greedy for food,	²⁹ Ne budi nezasitan u slasticama i ne budi lakom za jestvinom.
³⁰ for over-eating leads to illness and excess leads to liver-attacks.	³⁰ Jer prekomjerno jelo donosi bolest i proždrljivost izaziva proljev.
³¹ Many people have died from over-eating; control yourself, and so prolong your life.	³¹ Mnogi pomriješe od neumjerenosti, a tko se čuva, produžuje svoj život.

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