Proverbs 9
1 Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars;
2 She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;
3 She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:
4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him—
5 Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
Come, feed on my food, 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 ones, and live, and advance 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.
He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame.
8 Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
11 For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
For, by me, shall be multiplied—thy days, and there be added to thee—the years of life.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.
13 A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;
14 But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
So she sitteth at the entrance of her house, upon a seat, in the heights of the city;
15 To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:
16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
17 Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
Stolen waters, will be sweet, —and a secret meal, will be pleasant;
