The Latin Vulgate VUL
New American Standard Bible NAS
1 sapientia aedificavit sibi domum excidit columnas septem
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Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;
2 immolavit victimas suas miscuit vinum et proposuit mensam suam
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She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;
3 misit ancillas suas ut vocarent ad arcem et ad moenia civitatis
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She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the tops of the heights of the city:
4 si quis est parvulus veniat ad me et insipientibus locuta est
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"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding she says,
5 venite comedite panem meum et bibite vinum quod miscui vobis
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"Come, eat of my food And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 relinquite infantiam et vivite et ambulate per vias prudentiae
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"Forsake your folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding."
7 qui erudit derisorem ipse sibi facit iniuriam et qui arguit impium generat maculam sibi
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He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.
8 noli arguere derisorem ne oderit te argue sapientem et diliget te
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Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
9 da sapienti et addetur ei sapientia doce iustum et festinabit accipere
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Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.
10 principium sapientiae timor Domini et scientia sanctorum prudentia
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 per me enim multiplicabuntur dies tui et addentur tibi anni vitae
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For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
12 si sapiens fueris tibimet ipsi eris si inlusor solus portabis malum
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If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
13 mulier stulta et clamosa plenaque inlecebris et nihil omnino sciens
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The woman of folly is boisterous, She is naive and knows nothing .
14 sedit in foribus domus suae super sellam in excelso urbis loco
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She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,
15 ut vocaret transeuntes viam et pergentes itinere suo
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Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight:
16 quis est parvulus declinet ad me et vecordi locuta est
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"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says,
17 aquae furtivae dulciores sunt et panis absconditus suavior
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"Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant."
18 et ignoravit quod gigantes ibi sint et in profundis inferni convivae eius
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But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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