Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
2 hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;
She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
3 hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:
She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him—
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
5 Come, feed on my food, and drink of the wine I have mingled;
Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
6 Forsake the simple ones, and live, and advance in the way of understanding.
Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
7 He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame.
He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
8 Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
9 Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
11 For, by me, shall be multiplied—thy days, and there be added to thee—the years of life.
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
13 The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;
A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
14 So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;
But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
15 To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
17 Stolen waters, will be sweet, —and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
