Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her pillars—seven.
2 she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table;
She has slaughtered her slaughter, She has mingled her wine, Indeed, she has arranged her table.
3 she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,
She has sent forth her girls, She cries on the tops of the high places of the city:
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” Whoever lacks heart: she has said to him,
5 Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
“Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
6 Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
Forsake the simple and live, And be blessed in the way of understanding.”
7 He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it—shame, And a reprover of the wicked—his blemish.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.
Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you.
9 Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increases learning.
10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of YHWH, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
For by me your days multiply, And years of life are added to you.
12 If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
If you have been wise, you have been wise for yourself, And you have scorned—you bear [it] alone.
13 The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and has not known what.
14 And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
And she has sat at the opening of her house, On a throne—the high places of the city,
15 to call passers-by who go right on their ways:
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” And whoever lacks heart—she said to him,
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.
“Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.”
