Proverbios 9
1 La sabiduría hizo su casa, levantando sus siete pilares.
Wisdom has built her house; she has prepared its seven pillars.
2 Ella ha puesto sus bestias gordas a la muerte; su vino está mixto, su mesa está lista.
She has slaughtered her animals for meat; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
3 Ella ha enviado a sus sirvientas; su voz sale a los lugares más altos de la ciudad, diciendo:
She has sent out her servant girls with invitations. She calls out from the highest places of the town,
4 Él que sea simple, que entre aquí; y al que no tiene sentido, ella dice:
“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
5 Ven, toma de mi pan y de mi vino mezclado.
“Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Renuncia a los simples y ten vida, y sige el camino del conocimiento.
Leave your foolish ways and you will live; follow the path that makes sense.”
7 El que enseña a un hombre de orgullo se avergüenza a sí mismo; el que corrige a un pecador recibe un mal nombre.
If you correct a mocker all you get are insults; if you argue with the wicked all you get is abuse.
8 No reprendas a un hombre orgulloso, o él te odiará; corrige a un hombre sabio, y tu serás querido por él.
So don't argue with mockers or they'll only hate you; argue with the wise and they'll love you.
9 Da enseñanza a un hombre sabio, y él se hará más sabio; da entrenamiento a un hombre recto, y su aprendizaje se incrementará.
Educate the wise and they'll become even wiser; teach those who live right and they will increase their learning.
10 El temor del Señor es el comienzo de la sabiduría, y el conocimiento del Santo da una mente sabia.
Honoring the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; knowledge of the Holy One brings insight.
11 Porque en mí aumentarán tus días, y los años de tu vida serán largos.
Through wisdom you'll have many more days, increasing the years of your life.
12 Si eres sabio, eres sabio para ti mismo; si tu corazón está lleno de orgullo, solo tendrás el dolor de ello.
If you are wise, you are the one to profit from it; if you scoff, you alone will have to suffer the consequences.
13 La mujer necia está llena de ruido; ella no tiene ningún sentido en absoluto.
Stupidity is like a loud, ignorant woman who doesn't know anything.
14 Sentada a la puerta de su casa, en los altos del pueblo,
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the town,
15 y clamando a los que pasan, yendo en su camino, dice:
calling out to those passing by, going about their business,
16 Cualquiera que sea simple, que entre aquí; y al que es sin sentido, ella dice:
“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
17 La bebida tomada sin derecho es dulce, y la comida en secreto es agradable.
“Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”
