מִשְׁלֵי 9
| חָ֭כְמֹות בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ | 1 |
Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars — seven.
| טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ | 2 |
She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
| שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 3 |
She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
| מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לֹּֽו׃ | 4 |
'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
| לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ | 5 |
'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
| עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ | 6 |
Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
| יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ לֹ֣ו קָלֹ֑ון וּמֹוכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֹֽו׃ | 7 |
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.
| אַל־תֹּ֣וכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הֹוכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ | 8 |
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
| תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עֹ֑וד הֹודַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְיֹ֣וסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ פ | 9 |
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
| תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃ | 10 |
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
| כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיֹוסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנֹ֣ות חַיִּֽים׃ | 11 |
For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
| אִם־חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃ | 12 |
If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest [it].
| אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃ | 13 |
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.
| וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 14 |
And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne — the high places of the city,
| לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחֹותָֽם׃ | 15 |
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
| מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לֹּֽו׃ | 16 |
'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said to him,
| מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃ | 17 |
'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
