The Bible
חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃
Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃
She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃
“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ׃
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
אִם־חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃
calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃
But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.