Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her pillars—seven.
wisdom to build house: home her to hew pillar her seven
2 She has slaughtered her slaughter, She has mingled her wine, Indeed, she has arranged her table.
to slaughter slaughter her to mix wine her also to arrange table her
3 She has sent forth her girls, She cries on the tops of the high places of the city:
to send: depart maiden her to call: call out upon single/height height town
4 “Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” Whoever lacks heart: she has said to him,
who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus lacking heart to say to/for him
5 “Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
to go: come! to feed on in/on/with food: bread my and to drink in/on/with wine to mix
6 Forsake the simple and live, And be blessed in the way of understanding.”
to leave: forsake simple and to live and to bless in/on/with way: conduct understanding
7 The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it—shame, And a reprover of the wicked—his blemish.
to discipline to mock to take: recieve to/for him dishonor and to rebuke to/for wicked blemish his
8 Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you.
not to rebuke to mock lest to hate you to rebuke to/for wise and to love: lover you
9 Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increases learning.
to give: give to/for wise and be wise still to know to/for righteous and to add teaching
10 The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of YHWH, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
beginning wisdom fear LORD and knowledge holy understanding
11 For by me your days multiply, And years of life are added to you.
for in/on/with me to multiply day your and to add to/for you year life
12 If you have been wise, you have been wise for yourself, And you have scorned—you bear [it] alone.
if be wise be wise to/for you and to mock to/for alone you to lift: bear
13 A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and has not known what.
woman stupidity to roar naivite and not to know what?
14 And she has sat at the opening of her house, On a throne—the high places of the city,
and to dwell to/for entrance house: home her upon throne: seat height town
15 To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
to/for to call: call to to/for to pass way: journey [the] to smooth way their
16 “Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” And whoever lacks heart—she said to him,
who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus and lacking heart and to say to/for him
17 “Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.”
water to steal be sweet and food: bread secrecy be pleasant
