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Proverbs 9

1 Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.

2 She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:

2 She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

3 She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

3 She has sent out her servants; she calls out from the highest points of the city:

4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

4 "Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!" To the one who lacks sense, she says,

5 Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

5 "Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.

6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

6 Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.

7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.

7 The one who corrects a mocker will bring dishonor on himself; the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.

8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

8 Don't rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

11 For by Wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

12 If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit; if you mock, you alone will bear [the consequences]."

13 The foolish woman is clamorous; [She is] simple, and knoweth nothing.

13 The woman Folly is rowdy; she is gullible and knows nothing.

14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

14 She sits by the doorway of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

15 To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

15 calling to those who pass by, who go straight ahead on their paths:

16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

16 "Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!" To the one who lacks sense, she says,

17 Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.

17 "Stolen water is sweet, and bread [eaten] secretly is tasty!"

18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

18 But he doesn't know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

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