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Proverbs 9

1 Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars.

1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.

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

2 She has slaughtered her slaughtering, mixed her wine, [and] also set her table.

3 She has sent out her servants, and she calls from the highest point of the city,

3 She has sent her servant girls, she calls upon the wings of the high places of town,

4 “Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,

4 "Whoever [is] simple, let him turn here." As for the one who lacks {sense}, she says to him,

5 “Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed.

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

6 Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”

6 Lay aside simplicity and live; walk in the way of understanding."

7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.

7 He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked {gets hurt}.

8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.

8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke the wise and he will love you.

9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.

9 Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; {teach} a righteous one and he will increase learning.

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

10 The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh, and knowledge of the Holy One, insight.

11 For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

11 For by me your days shall increase, and years of life shall multiply for you.

12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and [if] you scoff, alone you shall bear [it].

13 Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.

13 A woman of foolishness is loud, simple, and does not know {it}.

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

14 She sits at the door of her house, upon a throne [at the] high places of town,

15 calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way,

15 [in order] to call to those who pass by the road, those who go straight [on] their way:

16 “Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,

16 "Whoever is simple, may he turn here!" As for he who lacks {sense}, she says to him,

17 “Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!”

17 "Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant."

18 But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.

18 But he does not know that the dead [are] there, in the depths of Sheol [are] her guests.