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חׇכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ 1
Wisdom has built a house for herself. She has hewn seven columns.
טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ 2
She has immolated her victims. She has mixed her wine and set forth her table.
שָׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ 3
She has sent her maids to call out to the tower and to the fortified walls of the city,
מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ 4
“If anyone is little, let him come to me.” And to the unwise, she has said:
לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְֽלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ 5
“Approach. Eat my bread, and drink the wine that I have mixed for you.
עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִֽחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ 6
Leave behind childishness. And live and walk by the ways of prudence.”
יֹסֵר ׀ לֵץ לֹקֵחַֽ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֽוֹ׃ 7
Whoever teaches a mocker causes injury to himself. And whoever argues with the impious produces a blemish on himself.
אַל־תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ 8
Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you.
תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ 9
Present an opportunity to the wise, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach the just, and he will hurry to receive it.
תְּחִלַּת חׇכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה׃ 10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holiness is prudence.
כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ 11
For by me, your days will be multiplied and years of life will be added to you.
אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ תִשָּֽׂא׃ 12
If you would be wise, you will be so for yourself. But if you would be one who ridicules, you alone shall carry the evil.
אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּֽה׃ 13
A foolish and loud woman, who is full of enticements and who knows nothing at all,
וְֽיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ 14
sat at the entrance of her house on a seat, in a high place of the city,
לִקְרֹא לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַֽמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ 15
so as to call to those who were passing by the way and continuing on their journey:
מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ 16
“Whoever is little, let him turn aside to me.” And to the frenzied, she said,
מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָֽם׃ 17
“Stolen waters are more soothing, and secret bread is more pleasant.”
וְֽלֹא־יָדַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִים שָׁם בְּעִמְקֵי שְׁאוֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ (Sheol h7585) 18
And he did not know that giants are there, and that her companions are in the depths of Hell. (Sheol h7585)

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