Proverbs 9
1 Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
| חָכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ |
2 She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
| טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָֽרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ |
3 She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
| שָֽׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ |
4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
| מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ |
5 Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
| לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְֽלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ |
6 Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
| עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִֽחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ |
7 He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
| יֹסֵר ׀ לֵץ לֹקֵחַֽ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֽוֹ׃ |
8 Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
| אַל־תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ |
9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
| תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ |
10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
| תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה׃ |
11 For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
| כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ |
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
| אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ תִשָּֽׂא׃ |
13 A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
| אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּֽה׃ |
14 But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
| וְֽיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ |
15 To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
| לִקְרֹא לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַֽמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ |
16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
| מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ |
17 Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
| מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָֽם׃ |
