Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom bildide an hous to him silf; he hewide out seuene pileris,
Wisdom has built her own house; she has carved seven pillars out of rocks.
2 he offride his slayn sacrifices, he medlide wijn, and settide forth his table.
She has slaughtered her animals; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
3 He sente hise handmaides, that thei schulden clepe to the tour; and to the wallis of the citee.
She has sent out her maids; she calls out from the highest points of the city,
4 If ony man is litil; come he to me. And wisdom spak to vnwise men,
“Who is naive? Let him turn aside here!” To the one lacking good sense she speaks.
5 Come ye, ete ye my breed; and drynke ye the wiyn, which Y haue medlid to you.
“Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Forsake ye yong childhed, and lyue ye; and go ye bi the weyes of prudence.
Leave your naive actions and live; walk in the path of understanding.
7 He that techith a scornere, doith wrong to him silf; and he that vndirnymmeth a wickid man, gendrith a wem to him silf.
Whoever disciplines a mocker receives abuse, and whoever rebukes a wicked person receives insults.
8 Nile thou vndirnyme a scornere; lest he hate thee. Vndirnyme thou a wise man; and he schal loue thee.
Do not reprove a mocker, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Yyue thou occasioun to a wise man; and wisdom schal be encreessid to hym. Teche thou a iust man; and he schal haste to take.
Give to a wise person, and he will become even wiser; teach a righteous person, and he will add to his learning.
10 The bigynnyng of wisdom is the dreed of the Lord; and prudence is the kunnyng of seyntis.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For thi daies schulen be multiplied bi me; and yeeris of lijf schulen be encreessid to thee.
For through me your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you.
12 If thou art wijs; thou schalt be to thi silf, and to thi neiyboris. Forsothe if thou art a scornere; thou aloone schalt bere yuel.
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and if you mock, you will carry it by yourself.”
13 A fonned womman, and ful of cry, and ful of vnleueful lustis, and that kan no thing outirli,
The woman of foolishness is ignorant; she is untaught and knows nothing.
14 sittith in the doris of hir hous, on a seete, in an hiy place of the cite;
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the highest places of the town.
15 to clepe men passinge bi the weie, and men goynge in her iournei.
She is calling out to those who pass by in the streets, to people walking straight on their way.
16 Who is a litil man `of wit; bowe he to me. And sche spak to a coward,
“Let anyone who is naive turn aside here,” she says to those who have no sense.
17 Watris of thefte ben swettere, and breed hid is swettere.
“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is delicious.”
18 And wiste not that giauntis ben there; and the gestis `of hir ben in the depthis of helle. Sotheli he that schal be applied, ether fastned, to hir; schal go doun to hellis. For whi he that goith awei fro hir; schal be saued. (Sheol h7585)
But he does not know that the dead are there, that her invited guests are in the depths of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
