Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her pillars—seven.
2 hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;
She has slaughtered her slaughter, She has mingled her wine, Indeed, she has arranged her table.
3 hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:
She has sent forth her girls, She cries on the tops of the high places of the city:
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him—
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” Whoever lacks heart: she has said to him,
5 Come, feed on my food, and drink of the wine I have mingled;
“Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
6 Forsake the simple ones, and live, and advance in the way of understanding.
Forsake the simple and live, And be blessed in the way of understanding.”
7 He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame.
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it—shame, And a reprover of the wicked—his blemish.
8 Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you.
9 Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increases learning.
10 The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of YHWH, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
11 For, by me, shall be multiplied—thy days, and there be added to thee—the years of life.
For by me your days multiply, And years of life are added to you.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.
If you have been wise, you have been wise for yourself, And you have scorned—you bear [it] alone.
13 The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and has not known what.
14 So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;
And she has sat at the opening of her house, On a throne—the high places of the city,
15 To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” And whoever lacks heart—she said to him,
17 Stolen waters, will be sweet, —and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
“Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.”
