ABP - Proverbs - 9

9:1  Wisdom built to herself a house, and she propped up [2columns 1seven].

9:2  She slew the things for herself which are offered in sacrifices; she mixed into a basin wine for herself, and she prepared a table for herself.

9:3  She sent her own servants, calling together with high proclamation, upon a basin, saying,

9:4  Whosoever is a fool, turn aside to me! And to the ones lacking of sense, she said,

9:5  Come eat of my bread loaves, and drink wine which I mixed for you!

9:6  Cease folly! and you shall live. And seek intelligence! that you should spend life. And keep straight [2by 3knowledge 1understanding]!

9:7  The one correcting evil men shall take on himself dishonor; and in reproving, the impious scoffs at himself.

9:8  Do not reprove evil men! so that they should not detest you. Reprove a wise man! and he shall love you.

9:9  Give to a wise man opportunity! and he will be wiser; make things known to a just man! and he shall proceed to receive more.

9:10  The beginning of wisdom is fear of the lord; and the counsel of holy ones is understanding. For to know the law [3consideration 1is 2of good].

9:11  For in this manner [2a long 1you shall live] time, and [3shall be added 4to you 1years 2of life].

9:12  O son, if [2wise 1you be], [3to yourself 2wise 1you shall be]; and if [2evil 1you should turn out to be], [4alone 1then 2you shall draw 3evils].

9:13  [4woman 1A foolish 2and 3bold 10lacking 11of a morsel 9becomes 5who 6does not 7have knowledge of 8shame].

9:14  She sits at the doors of her own house upon a chair, visibly in the squares,

9:15  calling the ones passing by the way, and the ones going straight on their ways, saying,

9:16  Whoever is most foolish of you, turn aside to me! And to the ones lacking intelligence I rouse, saying,

9:17  Bread loaves of secrets [2with pleasure 1you touch], and water of fraud [2sweet 1you drink]!

9:18  But he does not know that earth-born men [2by 3her 1are destroyed], and [2upon 3the perch 4of Hades 1he meets].