Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
智慧建造了房舍，雕琢了七根石柱，
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
宰殺了牲畜，配製了美酒，舖設了飯桌，
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
派出自己的使女，在城市高處吶喊：「
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
誰是無知的，請轉身到這裏來! 」她對愚鈍的人說：「
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
你們來，吃我的食糧，飲我配製的酒!
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
你們應放棄無知，好使你們得以生存，並在明智的道路上邁進。」
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
誰矯正輕狂的人，只有自招羞辱；誰責斥邪惡的人，只有自找凌辱。
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
你不要責斥輕狂的人，免得他恨你；卻要責斥明智的人，他必會愛你。
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
你若指教明智的人，他必更明智；你若教訓正義的人，他必更有見識。
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
敬畏上主是智慧的肇基；認識至聖者就是睿智。
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
藉著我，你的歲月纔可增多，你的壽命纔可延長。
12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
你若有智慧，你必蒙受其惠；你若是輕狂也只有自食其果。
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
愚昧太太，浮燥愚蠢，一無所知。
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
她坐在自家門前，坐在城內高處的座位上，
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
向一往直前的路人喊說：「
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
誰是無知的，請轉身到這裏來! 」她向愚鈍的人說：
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
「偷來的水，更香甜；背地吃的餅更有味。」
