Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has made her house, putting up her seven pillars.
Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
2 She has put her fat beasts to death; her wine is mixed, her table is ready.
She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
3 She has sent out her women-servants; her voice goes out to the highest places of the town, saying,
She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
4 Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
5 Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.
Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.
He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
8 Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
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 start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
11 For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of 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 full of noise; she has no sense at all.
A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
14 Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,
But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
15 Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says:
To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
16 Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
17 Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.
Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
