Ilu 9
1 Amamihe ewuola ụlọ ukwu ya nʼelu ogidi asaa.
Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars:
2 O doziela oriri ya nʼusoro, o gbuola anụ ya, gwaakwa mmanya.
She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; she has also furnished her table.
3 O zipụkwala ndị ozi ya ka ha gaa kpọọ mmadụ niile, site nʼebe dị elu nke obodo ka ha nọ na-akpọ oku na-asị,
She has sent forth her maidens: she cries upon the highest places of the city,
4 “Bịanụ nʼụlọ m, unu ndị niile na-enweghị uche” Ma nye ndị amamihe kọrọ, ọ na-asị,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in here: as for him that wants understanding, she says to him,
5 “Bịanụ, rie nri m, ṅụọkwa mmanya m gwakọtara.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 Hapụnụ ụzọ enweghị uche unu, ka unu were dị ndụ; gbasokwanụ ụzọ mmụọ ịghọta ihe.”
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7 Onye ọbụla na-adọ onye na-akwa emo aka na ntị na-ewetara onwe ya nlelị; onye na-abara mmadụ ọjọọ mba na-enweta nkọcha.
He that reproves a scorner gets to himself shame: and he that rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.
8 Abarala ndị na-akwa emo mba, ma ọ bụghị ya, ha ga-akpọ gị asị; baara ndị maara ihe mba, ha ga-ahụ gị nʼanya.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Kuziere onye maara ihe ihe o kwesiri ịmụta, ọ ga-ama ihe karịa, kuziere onye ziri ezi ihe ọ ga-atụkwasị ihe ọ mụtara nʼamamihe ya.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10 Nʼihi na ịtụ egwu Onyenwe anyị bụ mmalite amamihe, inwe ihe ọmụma banyere onye Nsọ ahụ bụkwa nghọta.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 Nʼihi na ọ bụ site na amamihe, ka ụbọchị gị ga-adị ogologo. A ga-etinyekwara gị ọtụtụ afọ na ndụ gị.
For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
12 Ị bụrụ onye nwere amamihe, amamihe gị ga-abara gị uru, ma ị bụrụ onye na-akwa emo, naanị gị ga-ata ahụhụ ya.
If you be wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.
13 Nwanyị dị nzuzu na-eme mkpọtụ, o nweghị uche; ihere adịghịkwa eme ya.
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knows nothing.
14 Ọ na-anọ ọdụ nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ya, nʼelu oche nʼebe dịkarịsịrị elu nʼobodo,
For she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 na-akpọ ndị na-aga nʼụzọ oku, bụ ndị na-aga mkpa ha,
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16 “Ka ndị niile amamihe kọrọ bịa nʼụlọ m.” Ọ na-asịkwa ndị na-enweghị uche,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in here: and as for him that wants understanding, she says to him,
17 “Mmiri e zutere nʼohi na-atọ ụtọ, nri e riri na nzuzo na-atọkarịkwa nʼụtọ.”
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
