The Latin Vulgate VUL
New King James Version NKJV
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 slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished 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 cries out from the highest places of the city,
4 si quis est parvulus veniat ad me et insipientibus locuta est
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"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
5 venite comedite panem meum et bibite vinum quod miscui vobis
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"Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 relinquite infantiam et vivite et ambulate per vias prudentiae
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Forsake foolishness and live, And go 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 shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8 noli arguere derisorem ne oderit te argue sapientem et diliget te
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Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke 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 just man, and he will increase in 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 will bear it alone."
13 mulier stulta et clamosa plenaque inlecebris et nihil omnino sciens
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A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing.
14 sedit in foribus domus suae super sellam in excelso urbis loco
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For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city,
15 ut vocaret transeuntes viam et pergentes itinere suo
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To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way:
16 quis est parvulus declinet ad me et vecordi locuta est
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"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here"; And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
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 hell.
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.