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Knjiga Propovednikova 7
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Knjiga Propovednikova
Capitolo 7
1
Bolje je ime nego dobro ulje,
i dan smrtni nego dan u koji se ko rodi.
2
Bolje je ići u kuću gde je žalost nego gde je gozba,
jer je onde kraj svakog čoveka,
i ko je živ, slaže u srce svoje.
3
Bolja je žalost nego smeh,
jer kad je lice neveselo, srce postaje bolje.
4
Srce je mudrih ljudi u kući gde je žalost,
a srce bezumnih u kući gde je veselje.
5
Bolje je slušati karanje mudroga
nego da ko sluša pesmu bezumnih.
6
Jer kao što prašti trnje pod loncem, takav je smeh bezumnikov;
i to je taština.
7
Nasilje obezumljuje mudroga,
i poklon izopačuje srce.
8
Bolji je kraj stvari nego početak joj;
bolji je ko je strpljivog duha negoli ko je ponositog duha.
9
Ne budi nagao u duhu svom na gnev,
jer gnev počiva u nedrima bezumnih.
10
Ne govori: Šta je to, te su pređašnji dani bili bolji od ovih?
Jer ne bi bilo mudro da za to pitaš.
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Dobra je mudrost s imanjem,
i korisna je onima koji vide sunce.
12
Jer je mudrost zaklon, i novci su zaklon;
ali je pretežnije znanje mudrosti tim što daje život onome ko je ima.
13
Pogledaj delo Božije;
jer ko može ispraviti šta On iskrivi?
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U dobro vreme uživaj dobro, a u zlo vreme gledaj, jer je Bog stvorio jedno prema drugom za to da čovek ne zna šta će biti.
15
Svašta videh za vremena taštine svoje: pravednika koji propada u pravdi svojoj, i bezbožnika koji dugo živi u svojoj zloći.
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Ne budi suviše pravedan ni suviše mudar; zašto bi sebe upropastio?
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Ne budi suviše bezbožan ni lud; zašto bi umro pre vremena?
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Dobro je da držiš jedno, a drugo da ne puštaš iz ruke; jer ko se boji Boga izbaviće se od svega.
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Mudrost krepi čoveka više nego deset knezova koji su u gradu.
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Doista nema čoveka pravednog na zemlji koji tvori dobro i ne greši.
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Ne uzimaj na um svašta što se govori, ako bi i slugu svog čuo gde te psuje;
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jer srce tvoje zna da si i ti više puta psovao druge.
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Sve to ogledah mudrošću i rekoh: Biću mudar; ali mudrost beše daleko od mene.
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Šta je tako daleko i vrlo duboko, ko će naći?
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Okretoh se srcem svojim da poznam i izvidim i iznađem mudrost i razum, i da poznam bezbožnost ludosti i ludost bezumlja.
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I nađoh da je gorča od smrti žena kojoj je srce mreža i pruglo, kojoj su ruke okovi; ko je mio Bogu, sačuvaće se od nje, a grešnika će uhvatiti ona.
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Gle, to nađoh, veli propovednik, jedno prema drugom, tražeći da razumem.
28
Još traži duša moja, ali ne nađoh. Čoveka jednog u hiljade nađoh, ali žene među svima ne nađoh.
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Samo, gle, ovo nađoh: da je Bog stvorio čoveka dobrog; a oni traže svakojake pomisli.
Ecclesiastes
Capitolo 7
1
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
2
¶ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
3
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
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¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
13
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
15
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
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Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
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Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
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Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
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For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
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For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
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¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
25
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
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And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
27
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
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Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
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Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.