◄ Proverbs 9 ►
JPS Tanakh 1917 1Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her seven pillars; 2She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table. 3She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, Upon the highest places of the city: 4‘Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; As for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him: 5‘Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; And walk in the way of understanding. 7He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, And he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot. 8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. 9Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding. 11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased. 12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.’ 13The woman Folly is riotous; She is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing. 14And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city, 15To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways: 16‘Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; And as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him: 17‘Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.’ 18But he knoweth not that the shades are there; That her guests are in the depths of the nether-world. JPS Tanakh 1917: THE HOLY SCRIPTURES ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT. A NEW TRANSLATION. Jewish Publication Society. 1917. Bible Hub