Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars;
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him—
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
Come, feed on my food, and drink of the wine I have mingled;
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Forsake the simple ones, and live, and advance in the way of understanding.
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
For, by me, shall be multiplied—thy days, and there be added to thee—the years of life.
12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Stolen waters, will be sweet, —and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
