Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars — seven.
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are 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 hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest [it].
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne — the high places of the city,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said to him,
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
