Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
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1 Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars.
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Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars.
2 She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table.
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She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table.
3 She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city:
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She has sent out her servant-girls, she calls from the highest places in the town,
4 Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said:
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"You that are simple, turn in here!" To those without sense she says,
5 Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.
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"Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.
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Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight."
7 He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.
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Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse; whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.
8 Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
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A scoffer who is rebuked will only hate you; the wise, when rebuked, will love you.
9 Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.
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Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still; teach the righteous and they will gain in learning.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
11 For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
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For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil.
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If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
13 A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all,
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The foolish woman is loud; she is ignorant and knows nothing.
14 Sat at the door of her house, upon a seat, in a high place of the city,
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She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the high places of the town,
15 To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey:
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calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
16 He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:
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"You who are simple, turn in here!" And to those without sense she says,
17 Stolen waters are sweeter, and hidden bread is more pleasant.
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"Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant."
18 And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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