Proverbs 9
1 Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her pillars—seven.
2 She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
She has slaughtered her slaughter, She has mingled her wine, Indeed, she has arranged her table.
3 She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
She has sent forth her girls, She cries on the tops of the high places of the city:
4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” Whoever lacks heart: she has said to him,
5 Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
“Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
6 Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
Forsake the simple and live, And be blessed in the way of understanding.”
7 He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it—shame, And a reprover of the wicked—his blemish.
8 Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you.
9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increases learning.
10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of YHWH, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
11 For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
For by me your days multiply, And years of life are added to you.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
If you have been wise, you have been wise for yourself, And you have scorned—you bear [it] alone.
13 A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and has not known what.
14 But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
And she has sat at the opening of her house, On a throne—the high places of the city,
15 To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” And whoever lacks heart—she said to him,
17 Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
“Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.”
