Proverbs 9
1 wisdom to build house: home her to hew pillar her seven
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her pillars—seven.
2 to slaughter slaughter her to mix wine her also to arrange table her
She has slaughtered her slaughter, She has mingled her wine, Indeed, she has arranged her table.
3 to send: depart maiden her to call: call out upon single/height height town
She has sent forth her girls, She cries on the tops of the high places of the city:
4 who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus lacking heart to say to/for him
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” Whoever lacks heart: she has said 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 of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
6 to leave: forsake simple and to live and to bless in/on/with way: conduct understanding
Forsake the simple and live, And be blessed 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
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it—shame, And a reprover of the wicked—his blemish.
8 not to rebuke to mock lest to hate you to rebuke to/for wise and to love: lover you
Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you.
9 to give: give to/for wise and be wise still to know to/for righteous and to add teaching
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increases learning.
10 beginning wisdom fear LORD and knowledge holy understanding
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of YHWH, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
11 for in/on/with me to multiply day your and to add to/for you year life
For by me your days multiply, And years of life are added to you.
12 if be wise be wise to/for you and to mock to/for alone you to lift: bear
If you have been wise, you have been wise for yourself, And you have scorned—you bear [it] alone.
13 woman stupidity to roar naivite and not to know what?
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and has not known what.
14 and to dwell to/for entrance house: home her upon throne: seat height town
And she has sat at the opening of her house, On a throne—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 passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
16 who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus and lacking heart and to say to/for him
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” And whoever lacks heart—she said to him,
17 water to steal be sweet and food: bread secrecy be pleasant
“Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.”
