Panultihon 9
1 Ang kaalam nagtukod sa kaugalingon niyang panimalay; naglilok siya ug pito ka mga haligi gikan sa mga bato.
[It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
2 Giandam niya ang iyang mga mananap aron idalit sa panihapon; gisagolan niya ang iyang bino; ug giandam niya ang iyang lamisa.
and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
3 Gisugo niya ang iyang mga sulugoong babaye aron pagdapit ug pagpanawag gikan sa hataas nga bahin sa siyudad:
[It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
4 “Paanhia dinhi ang mga wala natudloan!” Miingon siya ngadto sa mga walay alamag.
“You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
5 “Dali, kaon sa akong pagkaon, ug pag-inom sa bino nga akong gisagolan.
“Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
6 Biyai ang yano nimong mga binuhatan, ug pagkinabuhi; paglakaw sa dalan nga adunay salabotan.
(Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
7 Si bisan kinsa nga mobadlong sa mabugalbugalon nag-awhag ug pagdaogdaog ug si bisan kinsa nga mobadlong sa tawong daotan masakitan.
If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
8 Ayaw badlonga ang mabugalbugalon, kay dumtan ka niya; badlonga ang tawong maalamon, ug higugmaon ka niya.
Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
9 Hatagi ug pagpanudlo ang tawong maalamon, ug mahimo pa gayod siyang maalamon; tudloi ang tawong matarong, ug madugangan pa ang iyang nakat-onan.
If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
10 Ang pagkahadlok kang Yahweh mao ang sinugdanan sa kaalam ug ang kahibalo sa Balaan mao ang pagsabot.
If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
11 Kay pinaagi kanako modaghan pa ang imong mga adlaw ug madugangan ang mga tuig sa imong kinabuhi.
If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
12 Kung maalamon ka, maalam ka sa imong kaugalingon, apan kung magbugalbugal ka, mag-inusara kang magpas-an niini.”
If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
13 Ang babayeng buangbuang sabaan— wala siya natudloan ug walay nahibaloan.
Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
14 Naglingkod siya sa pultahan sa iyang puluy-anan, sa lingkoranan sa hataas nga mga dapit sa lungsod.
They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
15 Nagatawag siya niadtong nangagi, ngadto sa mga tawong tul-id nga nagalakaw sa ilang dalan.
and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
16 “Paanhia dinhi ang mga wala natudloan!” Giingnan niya kadtong mga walay alamag.
“You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
17 “Tam-is ang kinawat nga tubig ug maayo ang tinapay nga gikaon sa tago.”
“[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
18 Apan wala siya nasayod nga atua didto ang mga patay, nga ang iyang mga dinapit anaa sa kinahiladman sa Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
But men who go to those women’s houses do not know that those who have gone there are now dead; they have descended down into the deepest parts of the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
