< מִשְׁלֵי 9 >
חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ | 1 |
WISDOM hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ | 2 |
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 3 |
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ | 4 |
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ | 5 |
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ | 6 |
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ | 8 |
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ פ | 9 |
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃ | 10 |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃ | 11 |
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
אִם־חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃ | 12 |
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃ | 13 |
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 14 |
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ | 15 |
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃ | 17 |
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פ (Sheol ) | 18 |
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. (Sheol )