Amsal 9
1 Hikmat telah mendirikan rumahnya, menegakkan ketujuh tiangnya,
Wisdom has built a house for herself, and set up seven pillars.
2 memotong ternak sembelihannya, mencampur anggurnya, dan menyediakan hidangannya.
She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.
3 Pelayan-pelayan perempuan telah disuruhnya berseru-seru di atas tempat-tempat yang tinggi di kota:
She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,
4 "Siapa yang tak berpengalaman, singgahlah ke mari"; dan kepada yang tidak berakal budi katanya:
Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that want understanding she says,
5 "Marilah, makanlah rotiku, dan minumlah anggur yang telah kucampur;
Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.
6 buanglah kebodohan, maka kamu akan hidup, dan ikutilah jalan pengertian."
Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.
7 Siapa mendidik seorang pencemooh, mendatangkan cemooh kepada dirinya sendiri, dan siapa mengecam orang fasik, mendapat cela.
He that reproves evil [men] shall get dishonour to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly [man] shall disgrace himself.
8 Janganlah mengecam seorang pencemooh, supaya engkau jangan dibencinya, kecamlah orang bijak, maka engkau akan dikasihinya,
Rebuke not evil [men], lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise [man], and he will love thee.
9 berilah orang bijak nasihat, maka ia akan menjadi lebih bijak, ajarilah orang benar, maka pengetahuannya akan bertambah.
Give an opportunity to a wise [man], and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more [instruction].
10 Permulaan hikmat adalah takut akan TUHAN, dan mengenal Yang Mahakudus adalah pengertian.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding: for to know the law is [the character] of a sound mind.
11 Karena oleh aku umurmu diperpanjang, dan tahun-tahun hidupmu ditambah.
For in this way thou shalt live long, and years of thy life shall be added to thee.
12 Jikalau engkau bijak, kebijakanmu itu bagimu sendiri, jikalau engkau mencemooh, engkau sendirilah orang yang akan menanggungnya.
Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbours; and if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil. He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, and the same will pursue birds in their fight: for he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, and he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; and he goes through a dry desert, and a [land] appointed to drought, and he gathers barrenness with his hands.
13 Perempuan bebal cerewet, sangat tidak berpengalaman ia, dan tidak tahu malu.
A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, comes to want a morsel.
14 Ia duduk di depan pintu rumahnya di atas kursi di tempat-tempat yang tinggi di kota,
She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,
15 dan orang-orang yang berlalu di jalan, yang lurus jalannya diundangnya dengan kata-kata:
calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;
16 "Siapa yang tak berpengalaman, singgahlah ke mari"; dan kepada orang yang tidak berakal budi katanya:
[saying], Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,
17 "Air curian manis, dan roti yang dimakan dengan sembunyi-sembunyi lezat rasanya."
Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.
