Proverbs 9
1 wisdom to build house: home her to hew pillar her seven
Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars.
2 to slaughter slaughter her to mix wine her also to arrange table her
She has killed her beasts. She has mingled her wine. She has also furnished her table.
3 to send: depart maiden her to call: call out upon single/height height town
She has sent forth her maidens. She cries out upon the highest places of the city:
4 who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus lacking heart to say to/for him
He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
5 to go: come! to feed on in/on/with food: bread my and to drink in/on/with wine to mix
Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 to leave: forsake simple and to live and to bless in/on/with way: conduct understanding
Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
7 to discipline to mock to take: recieve to/for him dishonor and to rebuke to/for wicked blemish his
He who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man gets himself a bruise.
8 not to rebuke to mock lest to hate you to rebuke to/for wise and to love: lover you
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 to give: give to/for wise and be wise still to know to/for righteous and to add teaching
Give opportunity to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 beginning wisdom fear LORD and knowledge holy understanding
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.
11 for in/on/with me to multiply day your and to add to/for you year life
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 if be wise be wise to/for you and to mock to/for alone you to lift: bear
If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.
13 woman stupidity to roar naivite and not to know what?
The foolish woman is clamorous, simple, and knows nothing.
14 and to dwell to/for entrance house: home her upon throne: seat height town
And she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 to/for to call: call to to/for to pass way: journey [the] to smooth way their
to call to those who pass by, who go right on their ways:
16 who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus and lacking heart and to say to/for him
He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
17 water to steal be sweet and food: bread secrecy be pleasant
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread in secret is pleasant.
