< Proverbs 9 >
1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; 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 mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his 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 the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. (Sheol )
But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell. (Sheol )