Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars.
Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
2 She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table.
She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
3 She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city:
She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
4 Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said:
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
5 Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.
Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
6 Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.
Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
7 He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.
He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
8 Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
9 Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.
Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.
The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
11 For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
13 A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all,
A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
14 Sat at the door of her house, upon a seat, in a high place of the city,
But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
15 To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey:
To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
16 He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:
Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
17 Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.
Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
