Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars.
Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
2 She has killed her beasts. She has mingled her wine. She has also furnished her table.
She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
3 She has sent forth her maidens. She cries out upon the highest places of the city:
She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
4 He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
5 Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
6 Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
7 He who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man gets himself a bruise.
He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
9 Give opportunity to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.
The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
12 If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
13 The foolish woman is clamorous, simple, and knows nothing.
A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
14 And she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
15 to call to those who pass by, who go right on their ways:
To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
16 He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread in secret is pleasant.
Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
