Proverbs 9

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Wisdom has built a house for herself. She has hewn seven columns.	1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2 She has immolated her victims. She has mixed her wine and set forth her table.	2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3 She has sent her maids to call out to the tower and to the fortified walls of the city,	3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4 “If anyone is little, let him come to me.” And to the unwise, she has said:	4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5 “Approach. Eat my bread, and drink the wine that I have mixed for you.	5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 Leave behind childishness. And live and walk by the ways of prudence.”	6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7 Whoever teaches a mocker causes injury to himself. And whoever argues with the impious produces a blemish on himself.	7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you.	8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Present an opportunity to the wise, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach the just, and he will hurry to receive it.	9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holiness is prudence.	10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 For by me, your days will be multiplied and years of life will be added to you.	11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 If you would be wise, you will be so for yourself. But if you would be one who ridicules, you alone shall carry the evil.	12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13 A foolish and loud woman, who is full of enticements and who knows nothing at all,	13 A foolish woman is clamourous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14 sat at the entrance of her house on a seat, in a high place of the city,	14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 so as to call to those who were passing by the way and continuing on their journey:	15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16 “Whoever is little, let him turn aside to me.” And to the frenzied, she said,	16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17 “Stolen waters are more soothing, and secret bread is more pleasant.”	17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18 And he did not know that giants are there, and that her companions are in the depths of Hell.	18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.