Proverbs 9
1 Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars — seven.
2 She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
3 She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
5 Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
6 Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
7 He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.
8 Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
11 For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest [it].
13 A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.
14 But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne — the high places of the city,
15 To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said to him,
17 Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
