מִשְׁלֵי 9
| חָכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ | 1 |
Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars.
| טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָֽרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ | 2 |
She hath killed her fatlings; She hath mingled her wine; Yea, she hath furnished her table.
| שָֽׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 3 |
She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth aloud upon the highest places of the city:
| מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ | 4 |
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” To him that is void of understanding she saith,
| 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 folly, and live! And go forward in the way of understanding!
| יֹסֵר ׀ לֵץ לֹקֵחַֽ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
“He who correcteth a scoffer Bringeth shame upon himself; And he who rebuketh the wicked Bringeth upon himself a stain.
| אַל־תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ | 8 |
Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
| תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ | 9 |
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
| תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה׃ | 10 |
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Most Holy is understanding.
| כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ | 11 |
Yea, through 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 art a scoffer, thou alone must bear it.”
| אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּֽה׃ | 13 |
The foolish woman is clamorous; She is very simple, and careth for nothing.
| וְֽיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 14 |
She sitteth at the door of her house, Upon a seat in the high places of the city,
| לִקְרֹא לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַֽמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ | 15 |
To call aloud to those that pass by, Who go straight forward in their ways,
| מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
| מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָֽם׃ | 17 |
“Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
