箴言 9
1 智慧建造房屋， 凿成七根柱子，
Wisdom bildide an hous to him silf; he hewide out seuene pileris,
2 宰杀牲畜， 调和旨酒， 设摆筵席；
he offride his slayn sacrifices, he medlide wijn, and settide forth his table.
3 打发使女出去， 自己在城中至高处呼叫，
He sente hise handmaides, that thei schulden clepe to the tour; and to the wallis of the citee.
4 说：谁是愚蒙人，可以转到这里来！ 又对那无知的人说：
If ony man is litil; come he to me. And wisdom spak to vnwise men,
5 你们来，吃我的饼， 喝我调和的酒。
Come ye, ete ye my breed; and drynke ye the wiyn, which Y haue medlid to you.
6 你们愚蒙人，要舍弃愚蒙， 就得存活，并要走光明的道。
Forsake ye yong childhed, and lyue ye; and go ye bi the weyes of prudence.
7 指斥亵慢人的，必受辱骂； 责备恶人的，必被玷污。
He that techith a scornere, doith wrong to him silf; and he that vndirnymmeth a wickid man, gendrith a wem to him silf.
8 不要责备亵慢人，恐怕他恨你； 要责备智慧人，他必爱你。
Nile thou vndirnyme a scornere; lest he hate thee. Vndirnyme thou a wise man; and he schal loue thee.
9 教导智慧人，他就越发有智慧； 指示义人，他就增长学问。
Yyue thou occasioun to a wise man; and wisdom schal be encreessid to hym. Teche thou a iust man; and he schal haste to take.
10 敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端； 认识至圣者便是聪明。
The bigynnyng of wisdom is the dreed of the Lord; and prudence is the kunnyng of seyntis.
11 你借着我，日子必增多， 年岁也必加添。
For thi daies schulen be multiplied bi me; and yeeris of lijf schulen be encreessid to thee.
12 你若有智慧，是与自己有益； 你若亵慢，就必独自担当。
If thou art wijs; thou schalt be to thi silf, and to thi neiyboris. Forsothe if thou art a scornere; thou aloone schalt bere yuel.
13 愚昧的妇人喧嚷； 她是愚蒙，一无所知。
A fonned womman, and ful of cry, and ful of vnleueful lustis, and that kan no thing outirli,
14 她坐在自己的家门口， 坐在城中高处的座位上，
sittith in the doris of hir hous, on a seete, in an hiy place of the cite;
15 呼叫过路的， 就是直行其道的人，
to clepe men passinge bi the weie, and men goynge in her iournei.
16 说：谁是愚蒙人，可以转到这里来！ 又对那无知的人说：
Who is a litil man `of wit; bowe he to me. And sche spak to a coward,
17 偷来的水是甜的， 暗吃的饼是好的。
Watris of thefte ben swettere, and breed hid is swettere.
