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Proverbs

Chapter 9

1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
חָ֭כְמוֹת
ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ
Wisdom
בָּנְתָ֣ה
bā·nə·ṯāh
has built
בֵיתָ֑הּ
ḇê·ṯāh
her house ;
חָצְבָ֖ה
ḥā·ṣə·ḇāh
she has carved out
שִׁבְעָֽה׃
šiḇ·‘āh
her seven
עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ
‘am·mū·ḏe·hā
pillars .
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
טָבְחָ֣ה
ṭā·ḇə·ḥāh
She has prepared
טִ֭בְחָהּ
ṭiḇ·ḥāh
her meat
מָסְכָ֣ה
mā·sə·ḵāh
[and] mixed
יֵינָ֑הּ
yê·nāh
her wine ;
אַ֝֗ף
’ap̄
she has also
עָֽרְכָ֥ה
‘ā·rə·ḵāh
set
שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃
šul·ḥā·nāh
her table .
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה
šā·lə·ḥāh
She has sent out
נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ
na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā
her maidservants ;
תִקְרָ֑א
ṯiq·rā
she calls out
עַל־
‘al-
from
גַּ֝פֵּ֗י
gap·pê
vvv
מְרֹ֣מֵי
mə·rō·mê
the heights
קָֽרֶת׃
qā·reṯ
of the city .
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
מִי־
mî-
“ Whoever
פֶ֭תִי
p̄e·ṯî
[is] simple ,
יָסֻ֣ר
yā·sur
let him turn in
הֵ֑נָּה
hên·nāh
here ! ”
אָ֣מְרָה
’ā·mə·rāh
she says
לּֽוֹ׃
lōw
to him
חֲסַר־
ḥă·sar-
who lacks
לֵ֝֗ב
lêḇ
judgment .
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
לְ֭כוּ
lə·ḵū
“ Come ,
לַחֲמ֣וּ
la·ḥă·mū
eat
בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י
ḇə·la·ḥă·mî
my bread
וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ
ū·šə·ṯū
and drink
בְּיַ֣יִן
bə·ya·yin
the wine
מָסָֽכְתִּי׃
mā·sā·ḵə·tî
I have mixed .
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
פְתָאיִ֣ם
p̄ə·ṯā·yim
Leave your folly
עִזְב֣וּ
‘iz·ḇū
behind ,
וִֽחְי֑וּ
wiḥ·yū
and you will live ;
וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ
wə·’iš·rū
walk
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
bə·ḏe·reḵ
in the way
בִּינָֽה׃
bî·nāh
of understanding . ”
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
יֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀
yō·sêr
He who corrects
לֵ֗ץ
lêṣ
a mocker
לֹקֵ֣חַֽ
lō·qê·aḥ
brings
קָל֑וֹן
qā·lō·wn
shame
ל֣וֹ
lōw
on himself ;
וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ
ū·mō·w·ḵî·aḥ
he who rebukes
לְרָשָׁ֣ע
lə·rā·šā‘
a wicked [man]
מוּמֽוֹ׃
mū·mōw
taints himself .
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
אַל־
’al-
Do not
תּ֣וֹכַח
tō·w·ḵaḥ
rebuke
לֵ֭ץ
lêṣ
a mocker ,
פֶּן־
pen-
or
יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ
yiś·nā·’e·kā
he will hate you ;
הוֹכַ֥ח
hō·w·ḵaḥ
rebuke
לְ֝חָכָ֗ם
lə·ḥā·ḵām
a wise [man] ,
וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃
wə·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·kā
and he will love you .
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
תֵּ֣ן
tên
Instruct
לְ֭חָכָם
lə·ḥā·ḵām
a wise man ,
וְיֶחְכַּם־
wə·yeḥ·kam-
and he will be wiser
ע֑וֹד
‘ō·wḏ
still ;
הוֹדַ֥ע
hō·w·ḏa‘
teach
לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק
lə·ṣad·dîq
a righteous man ,
וְי֣וֹסֶף
wə·yō·w·sep̄
and he will increase
לֶֽקַח׃פ
le·qaḥ
[his] learning .
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
יִרְאַ֣ת
yir·’aṯ
The fear
יְהוָ֑ה
Yah·weh
of the LORD
תְּחִלַּ֣ת
tə·ḥil·laṯ
is the beginning
חָ֭כְמָה
ḥāḵ·māh
of wisdom ,
וְדַ֖עַת
wə·ḏa·‘aṯ
and knowledge
קְדֹשִׁ֣ים
qə·ḏō·šîm
of the Holy One
בִּינָֽה׃
bî·nāh
is understanding .
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
כִּי־
kî-
For
בִ֭י
ḇî
through [wisdom]
יָמֶ֑יךָ
yā·me·ḵā
your days
יִרְבּ֣וּ
yir·bū
will be multiplied ,
שְׁנ֣וֹת
šə·nō·wṯ
and years
וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ
wə·yō·w·sî·p̄ū
will be added
חַיִּֽים׃
ḥay·yîm
to your life .
לְּ֝ךָ֗
lə·ḵā
12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
אִם־
’im-
If
חָ֭כַמְתָּ
ḥā·ḵam·tā
you are wise ,
חָכַ֣מְתָּ
ḥā·ḵam·tā
you are wise
לָּ֑ךְ
lāḵ
to your own advantage ;
וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ
wə·laṣ·tā
but if you scoff ,
לְֽבַדְּךָ֥
lə·ḇad·də·ḵā
you alone
תִשָּֽׂא׃
ṯiś·śā
will bear [the consequences] .
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
אֵ֣שֶׁת
’ê·šeṯ
The woman
כְּ֭סִילוּת
kə·sî·lūṯ
[named] Folly
הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה
hō·mî·yāh
is loud ;
פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת
pə·ṯay·yūṯ
[she is] naive
יָ֥דְעָה
yā·ḏə·‘āh
and knows
וּבַל־
ū·ḇal-
nothing
מָּֽה׃
māh
. . . .
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה
wə·yā·šə·ḇāh
She sits
לְפֶ֣תַח
lə·p̄e·ṯaḥ
at the door
בֵּיתָ֑הּ
bê·ṯāh
of her house ,
עַל־
‘al-
on
כִּ֝סֵּ֗א
kis·sê
a seat
מְרֹ֣מֵי
mə·rō·mê
in the heights
קָֽרֶת׃
qā·reṯ
of the city ,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
לִקְרֹ֥א
liq·rō
calling out
לְעֹֽבְרֵי־
lə·‘ō·ḇə·rê-
to those who pass by ,
דָ֑רֶךְ
ḏā·reḵ
. . .
הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים
ham·yaš·šə·rîm
who make
אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃
’ō·rə·ḥō·w·ṯām
their paths {straight} .
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
מִי־
mî-
“ Whoever
פֶ֭תִי
p̄e·ṯî
[is] simple ,
יָסֻ֣ר
yā·sur
let him turn in
הֵ֑נָּה
hên·nāh
here ! ”
וְאָ֣מְרָה
wə·’ā·mə·rāh
she says
לּֽוֹ׃
lōw
to him
וַחֲסַר־
wa·ḥă·sar-
who lacks
לֵ֝֗ב
lêḇ
judgment .
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
גְּנוּבִ֥ים
gə·nū·ḇîm
“ Stolen
מַֽיִם־
ma·yim-
water
יִמְתָּ֑קוּ
yim·tā·qū
is sweet ,
וְלֶ֖חֶם
wə·le·ḥem
and bread
סְתָרִ֣ים
sə·ṯā·rîm
[eaten] in secret
יִנְעָֽם׃
yin·‘ām
is tasty ! ”
18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
וְֽלֹא־
wə·lō-
But they do not
יָ֭דַע
yā·ḏa‘
know
כִּֽי־
kî-
that
רְפָאִ֣ים
rə·p̄ā·’îm
the dead
שָׁ֑ם
šām
are there ,
קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פ
qə·ru·’e·hā
that her guests
בְּעִמְקֵ֖י
bə·‘im·qê
[are] in the depths
שְׁא֣וֹל
šə·’ō·wl
of Sheol .