< Proverbs 9 >
1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars;
2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;
3 She hath sent forth her maidens, she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him—
5 Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Come, feed on my food, and drink of the wine I have mingled;
6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
Forsake the simple ones, and live, and advance in the way of understanding.
7 He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.
He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For, by me, shall be multiplied—thy days, and there be added to thee—the years of life.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself: and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.
13 The foolish woman is clamorous; [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;
14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;
15 To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways,
To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
Stolen waters, will be sweet, —and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. (Sheol )
But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests. (Sheol )