| 1 חָכְמֹות בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָה | 1 Wisdom has built her house, she has set up her seven pillars. |
| 2 טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָהּ | 2 She has slaughtered her beasts, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table. |
| 3 שָׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת | 3 She has sent out her maids to call from the highest places in the town, |
| 4 מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לֹּו | 4 "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" To him who is without sense she says, |
| 5 לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָכְתִּי | 5 "Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. |
| 6 עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָה | 6 Leave simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of insight." |
| 7 יֹסֵר ׀ לֵץ לֹקֵחַ לֹו קָלֹון וּמֹוכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֹו | 7 He who corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. |
| 8 אַל־תֹּוכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הֹוכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶךָּ | 8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. |
| 9 תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עֹוד הֹודַע לְצַדִּיק וְיֹוסֶף לֶקַח׃ פ | 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning. |
| 10 תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָה | 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. |
| 11 כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיֹוסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנֹות חַיִּים | 11 For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. |
| 12 אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְבַדְּךָ תִשָּׂא | 12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it. |
| 13 אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּה | 13 A foolish woman is noisy; she is wanton and knows no shame. |
| 14 וְיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת | 14 She sits at the door of her house, she takes a seat on the high places of the town, |
| 15 לִקְרֹא לְעֹבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹרְחֹותָם | 15 calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way, |
| 16 מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לֹּו | 16 "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" And to him who is without sense she says, |
| 17 מַיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָם | 17 Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant." |
| 18 וְלֹא־יָדַע כִּי־רְפָאִים שָׁם בְּעִמְקֵי שְׁאֹול קְרֻאֶיהָ׃ פ | 18 But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. |
