Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
| חׇכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ |
2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
| טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ |
3 She hath sent forth her maidens, she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
| שָׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ |
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
| מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ |
5 Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
| לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְֽלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ |
6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
| עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִֽחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ |
7 He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.
| יֹסֵר ׀ לֵץ לֹקֵחַֽ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֽוֹ׃ |
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
| אַל־תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ |
9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
| תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ |
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
| תְּחִלַּת חׇכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה׃ |
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
| כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ |
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself: and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
| אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ תִשָּֽׂא׃ |
13 The foolish woman is clamorous; [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
| אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּֽה׃ |
14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
| וְֽיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ |
15 To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways,
| לִקְרֹא לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַֽמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ |
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
| מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ |
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
| מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָֽם׃ |
