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| [1]hath built her house, and hewn out her seven pillars. |
[1]חָ֭כְמֹות בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ |
| [2]She hath killed her vitals, drawn her wine, and prepared her table. |
[2]טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ |
| [3]She hath sent forth her maidens and crieth upon the highest places of the city, saying, |
[3]שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ |
| [4]Whoso is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisdom, she saith, |
[4]מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לֹּֽו׃ |
| [5]Come, and eat of my meat, and drink of the wine that I have drawn. |
[5]לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ |
| [6]Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall live: and walk in the way of understanding. |
[6]עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ |
| [7]He that reproveth a scorner, purchaseth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himself a blot. |
[7]יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ לֹ֣ו קָלֹ֑ון וּמֹוכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֹֽו׃ |
| [8]Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. |
[8]אַל־תֹּ֣וכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הֹוכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ |
| [9]Give admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. |
[9]תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עֹ֑וד הֹודַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְיֹ֣וסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ |
| [10]The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is understanding. |
[10]תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃ |
| [11]For thy days shall be multiplied by me, and the years of thy life shall be augmented. |
[11]כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיֹוסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנֹ֣ות חַיִּֽים׃ |
| [12]If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer. |
[12]אִם־חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃ |
| [13]A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing. |
[13]אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃ |
| [14]But she sitteth at the door of her house on a seat in the high places of the city, |
[14]וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ |
| [15]To call them that pass by the way, that go right on their way, saying, |
[15]לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחֹותָֽם׃ |
| [16]Whoso is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisdom, she saith also, |
[16]מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לֹּֽו׃ |
| [17]Stolen waters are sweet, and hid bread is pleasant. |
[17]מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃ |
| [18]But he knoweth not, that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depth of hell. |
[18]וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁאֹ֣ול קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ |