< Proverbs 9 >

1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
智慧建造房屋, 凿成七根柱子,
2 She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
宰杀牲畜, 调和旨酒, 设摆筵席;
3 She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
打发使女出去, 自己在城中至高处呼叫,
4 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
说:谁是愚蒙人,可以转到这里来! 又对那无知的人说:
5 'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
你们来,吃我的饼, 喝我调和的酒。
6 Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
你们愚蒙人,要舍弃愚蒙, 就得存活,并要走光明的道。
7 He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
指斥亵慢人的,必受辱骂; 责备恶人的,必被玷污。
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
不要责备亵慢人,恐怕他恨你; 要责备智慧人,他必爱你。
9 Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
教导智慧人,他就越发有智慧; 指示义人,他就增长学问。
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端; 认识至圣者便是聪明。
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
你借着我,日子必增多, 年岁也必加添。
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
你若有智慧,是与自己有益; 你若亵慢,就必独自担当。
13 The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
愚昧的妇人喧嚷; 她是愚蒙,一无所知。
14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
她坐在自己的家门口, 坐在城中高处的座位上,
15 To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
呼叫过路的, 就是直行其道的人,
16 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
说:谁是愚蒙人,可以转到这里来! 又对那无知的人说:
17 'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
偷来的水是甜的, 暗吃的饼是好的。
18 But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world. (Sheol h7585)
人却不知有阴魂在她那里; 她的客在阴间的深处。 (Sheol h7585)

< Proverbs 9 >