Proverbs 9
1 [It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
Sapientia ædificavit sibi domum, excidit columnas septem.
2 and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
Immolavit victimas suas, miscuit vinum, et proposuit mensam suam.
3 [It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
Misit ancillas suas ut vocarent ad arcem, et ad mœnia civitatis:
4 “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
Si quis est parvulus, veniat ad me. Et insipientibus locuta est:
5 “Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
Venite, comedite panem meum, et bibite vinum quod miscui vobis.
6 (Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
Relinquite infantiam, et vivite, et ambulate per vias prudentiæ.
7 If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
Qui erudit derisorem, ipse iniuriam sibi facit: et qui arguit impium, sibi maculam generat.
8 Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
Noli arguere derisorem, ne oderit te. Argue sapientem, et diliget te.
9 If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
Da sapienti occasionem, et addetur ei sapientia. Doce iustum, et festinabit accipere.
10 If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
Principium sapientiæ timor Domini: et scientia sanctorum, prudentia.
11 If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
Per me enim multiplicabuntur dies tui, et addentur tibi anni vitæ.
12 If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
Si sapiens fueris, tibimetipsi eris: si autem illusor, solus portabis malum.
13 Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
Mulier stulta et clamosa, plenaque illecebris, et nihil omnino sciens,
14 They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
sedit in foribus domus suæ super sellam in excelso urbis loco,
15 and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
ut vocaret transeuntes per viam, et pergentes itinere suo:
16 “You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
Qui est parvulus, declinet ad me. Et vecordi locuta est:
17 “[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
Aquæ furtivæ dulciores sunt, et panis absconditus suavior.
