מִשְׁלֵי 9
| חׇכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ | 1 |
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
| טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ | 2 |
She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
| שָׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 3 |
She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
| מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ | 4 |
'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
| לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְֽלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ | 5 |
'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
| עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִֽחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ | 6 |
Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
| יֹסֵר ׀ לֵץ לֹקֵחַֽ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
| אַל־תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ | 8 |
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
| תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ | 9 |
Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
| תְּחִלַּת חׇכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה׃ | 10 |
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
| כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ | 11 |
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
| אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ תִשָּֽׂא׃ | 12 |
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
| אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּֽה׃ | 13 |
The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
| וְֽיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 14 |
And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
| לִקְרֹא לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַֽמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ | 15 |
To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
| מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
| מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָֽם׃ | 17 |
'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
