The Bible in Basic English BBE
Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB
1 Wisdom has made her house, putting up her seven pillars.
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Chochmah hath built her bais, she hath hewn out her seven ammudim;
2 She has put her fat beasts to death; her wine is mixed, her table is ready.
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She hath prepared her meat; she hath mixed her yayin; she hath also set her shulchan.
3 She has sent out her women-servants; her voice goes out to the highest places of the town, saying,
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She hath sent forth her na’arot; she calleth from the highest points of the city;
4 Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:
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Whosoever is simple, let him turn in here; as for him that lacketh lev (a heart of understanding), she saith to him,
5 Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.
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Come, eat of my lechem, and drink of the yayin which I have mixed [Yn 6:53-54 OJBC].
6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
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Forsake the simple ways, and live; and go in the derech binah.
7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.
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He that reproveth a letz (mocker) getteth to himself shame, and he that is a mochiach (reprover) of a wicked man getteth himself a blot stain.
8 Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
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Reprove not a letz, lest he hate thee; rebuke a chacham, and he will love thee.
9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
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Give instruction to a chacham, and he will be yet wiser; teach a tzaddik, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
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The Yirat Hashem is the beginning of chochmah, and the da’as Kedoshim (knowledge of the Holy One) is binah (understanding).
11 For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.
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For by me thy yamim shall be multiplied, and shanot chayyim shall be increased to thee.
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.
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If thou be chacham, thou shalt be wise for thyself, but if thou mockest, thou alone shalt suffer.
13 The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.
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Aishes Kesilut (Dame Folly) is clamorous; she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14 Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,
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For she sitteth at the petach (doorway) of her bais, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says:
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To call those passing on the derech (road) who go straight on their way:
16 Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:
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Whoso is simple, let him turn in here, and as for him that lacketh lev (heart of understanding), she saith to him,
17 Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.
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Stolen waters are sweet, and lechem eaten in secret is pleasant.
18 But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.
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But he has no da’as that the dead ones are there; and that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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