< Proverbs 9 >

1 Wisdom she has built house her she has hewn pillars her seven.
Wisdom has built her house. She has set up her seven pillars.
2 She has slaughtered slaughtering her she has mixed wine her also she has arranged table her.
She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.
3 She has sent out female servants her she calls out on [the] elevations of [the] heights of [the] town.
She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:
4 Who? [is] naive let him turn aside here [one] lacking of heart she says to him.
"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
5 Come eat in food my and drink in [the] wine [which] I have mixed.
"Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed.
6 Abandon foolish things and live and advance in [the] way of understanding.
Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."
7 [one who] admonishes - A mocker [is] receiving for himself shame and [one who] reproves a wicked [person] defect his.
He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
8 May not you reprove a mocker lest he should hate you reprove a wise [person] and he will love you.
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give to a wise [person] so he may be wise yet make known to a righteous [person] so may he increase insight.
Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 [is the] beginning of Wisdom [the] fear of Yahweh and [the] knowledge of [the] holy [one] [is] understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For by me they will increase days your so they may add to you years of life.
For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
12 If you are wise you are wise for yourself and you mock to alone you you will bear [it].
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.
13 A woman of folly [is] boisterous naivete and not she knows whatever.
The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.
14 And she sits to [the] doorway of house her on a seat [the] heights of [the] town.
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 To call out to [those who] pass by of [the] road those [who] make straight paths their.
To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,
16 Who? [is] naive let him turn aside here and [one] lacking of heart and she says to him.
"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
17 Waters stolen they are sweet and bread of secret places it is delightful.
"Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."
18 And not he knows that [the] shades [are] there [are] in [the] depths of Sheol invited [ones] her. (Sheol h7585)
But he doesn't know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

< Proverbs 9 >