Proverbs 9
1 Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
Wisdom bildide an hous to him silf; he hewide out seuene pileris,
2 She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
he offride his slayn sacrifices, he medlide wijn, and settide forth his table.
3 She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
He sente hise handmaides, that thei schulden clepe to the tour; and to the wallis of the citee.
4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
If ony man is litil; come he to me. And wisdom spak to vnwise men,
5 Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
Come ye, ete ye my breed; and drynke ye the wiyn, which Y haue medlid to you.
6 Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
Forsake ye yong childhed, and lyue ye; and go ye bi the weyes of prudence.
7 He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
He that techith a scornere, doith wrong to him silf; and he that vndirnymmeth a wickid man, gendrith a wem to him silf.
8 Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
Nile thou vndirnyme a scornere; lest he hate thee. Vndirnyme thou a wise man; and he schal loue thee.
9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
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 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
The bigynnyng of wisdom is the dreed of the Lord; and prudence is the kunnyng of seyntis.
11 For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
For thi daies schulen be multiplied bi me; and yeeris of lijf schulen be encreessid to thee.
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 wijs; thou schalt be to thi silf, and to thi neiyboris. Forsothe if thou art a scornere; thou aloone schalt bere yuel.
13 A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
A fonned womman, and ful of cry, and ful of vnleueful lustis, and that kan no thing outirli,
14 But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
sittith in the doris of hir hous, on a seete, in an hiy place of the cite;
15 To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
to clepe men passinge bi the weie, and men goynge in her iournei.
16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
Who is a litil man `of wit; bowe he to me. And sche spak to a coward,
17 Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
Watris of thefte ben swettere, and breed hid is swettere.
18 But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell. (Sheol h7585)
And wiste not that giauntis ben there; and the gestis `of hir ben in the depthis of helle. Sotheli he that schal be applied, ether fastned, to hir; schal go doun to hellis. For whi he that goith awei fro hir; schal be saued. (Sheol h7585)
