< מִשְׁלֵי 9 >
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 ) | 18 |
And he did not know that giants are there, and that her companions are in the depths of Hell. (Sheol )