Knjiga Sirahova 21

Biblija Hrvatski	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Sine moj, ako si griješio, nemoj više; a za prijašnje grijehe moli oproštenje.	1 My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee.
2 Bježi od grijeha kao od zmije, jer ako se primakneš, ujest će te. Kao u lava zubi su njegovi: ljudima život oduzimaju.	2 Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee.
3 Svako je bezakonje kao dvosjekli mač koji nanosi rane neizlječive.	3 The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men.
4 Okrutnost i nasilje pustoše dvorce, a tako se ruše i kuće oholica.	4 All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof.
5 Molitva iz usta siromaha ide pravo u uši Božje i presuda će brzo stići.	5 Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride : so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out.
6 Tko mrzi ukor, ide stopama grešničkim, a tko se boji Gospoda, obratit će se u srcu svojem.	6 The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily.
7 Jezičavac se poznaje nadaleko, ali uman čovjek predviđa njegov pad.	7 He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart.
8 Tko sebi gradi kuću tuđim blagom, kao da skuplja kamenje za vlastiti grob.	8 He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him.
9 Zbor je bezakonički kao hrpa kučina: završit će u ognju plamenom.	9 He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter.
10 Put je grešnički dobro popločen, ali se završava u ponoru podzemlja.	10 The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire.
11 Tko čuva Zakon, gospodar je svojim strastima, i savršenstvo straha Gospodnjeg mudrost je.	11 The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains.
12 Ne stječe pouku tko nije nadaren, ali gdjekad nadarenost umnaža gorčinu čovjekovu.	12 He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof.
13 Spoznaja mudračeva prelijeva se kao poplava, a savjet mu je kao vrelo živo.	13 The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding.
14 Srce je bezumnikovo kao vrč razbijen koji ne drži nikakve spoznaje.	14 He that is not wise in good, will not be taught.
15 Kad uman čovjek čuje mudru riječ, pohvali je i drugu doda; a čuje li je bezumnik, ruga joj se i baca je iza svojih leđa.	15 But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil : and there is no understanding where there is bitterness.
16 Pripovijedanje je bezumnikovo kao teret na putu, a milina je slušati razborita čovjeka.	16 The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life.
17 Riječ se razumna čovjeka traži u zboru i o riječima se njegovim razmišlja u srcu.	17 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold.
18 Kao kuća u ruševinama, takva je mudrost luđaka, i znanje je nerazumnog kao besmislica.	18 A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back.
19 Stega je bezumniku kao negve na nogama i kao okovi na njegovoj desnici.	19 The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found.
20 Luđak se smije punim grlom, a uman se čovjek tiho osmjehne.	20 The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts.
21 Stega je razumnu čovjeku kao ures zlatni i kao narukvica njegovoj desnici.	21 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool : and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense.
22 Bezumnikova noga žuri se u kuću, a iskusan čovjek stidljivo prilazi.	22 Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand.
23 Bezumnik kroz vrata viri u kuću, a odgojen čovjek čeka vani.	23 A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself.
24 Znak je lošeg odgoja prisluškivati na vratima, i razborit se čovjek toga srami.	24 Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.
25 Usne brbljavaca ponavljaju tuđe riječi, a riječi mudrih pomno su odmjerene.	25 The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty.
26 Luđacima je srce u ustima, a mudracima su usta u srcu.	26 A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without.
27 Kad bezbožnik proklinje neprijatelja, onda proklinje samog sebe.	27 It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.
28 Klevetnik kalja samog sebe i mrzak je u susjedstvu.	28 The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance.
	29 The heart of fools is in their mouth: and the mouth of wise men is in their heart.
	30 While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul.
	31 The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured.