מִשְׁלֵי 9
| חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ | 1 |
Wisdom has built a house for herself. She has hewn seven columns.
| טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ | 2 |
She has immolated her victims. She has mixed her wine and set forth her table.
| שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 3 |
She has sent her maids to call out to the tower and to the fortified walls of the city,
| מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ | 4 |
“If anyone is little, let him come to me.” And to the unwise, she has said:
| לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ | 5 |
“Approach. Eat my bread, and drink the wine that I have mixed for you.
| עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ | 6 |
Leave behind childishness. And live and walk by the ways of prudence.”
| יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
Whoever teaches a mocker causes injury to himself. And whoever argues with the impious produces a blemish on himself.
| אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ | 8 |
Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you.
| תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ פ | 9 |
Present an opportunity to the wise, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach the just, and he will hurry to receive it.
| תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃ | 10 |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holiness is prudence.
| כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃ | 11 |
For by me, your days will be multiplied and years of life will be added to you.
| אִם־חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ 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.
| אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃ | 13 |
A foolish and loud woman, who is full of enticements and who knows nothing at all,
| וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ | 14 |
sat at the entrance of her house on a seat, in a high place of the city,
| לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ | 15 |
so as to call to those who were passing by the way and continuing on their journey:
| מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
“Whoever is little, let him turn aside to me.” And to the frenzied, she said,
| מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃ | 17 |
“Stolen waters are more soothing, and secret bread is more pleasant.”
