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1. Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
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1. Wisdom H2454 hath built H1129 her house H1004 , she hath hewn out H2672 her seven H7651 pillars H5982 :
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2. She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
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2. She hath killed H2873 her beasts H2874 ; she hath mingled H4537 her wine H3196 ; she hath also H637 furnished H6186 her table H7979 .
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3. She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
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3. She hath sent forth H7971 her maidens H5291 : she crieth H7121 upon H5921 the highest places H1610 H4791 of the city H7176 ,
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4. Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
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4. Whoso H4310 is simple H6612 , let him turn H5493 in hither H2008 : as for him that wanteth H2638 understanding H3820 , she saith H559 to him,
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5. Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
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5. Come H1980 , eat H3898 of my bread H3899 , and drink H8354 of the wine H3196 which I have mingled H4537 .
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6. Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
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6. Forsake H5800 the foolish H6612 , and live H2421 ; and go H833 in the way H1870 of understanding H998 .
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7. He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
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7. He that reproveth H3256 a scorner H3887 getteth H3947 to himself shame H7036 : and he that rebuketh H3198 a wicked H7563 man getteth himself a blot H3971 .
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8. Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
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8. Reprove H3198 not H408 a scorner H3887 , lest H6435 he hate H8130 thee: rebuke H3198 a wise man H2450 , and he will love H157 thee.
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9. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
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9. Give H5414 instruction to a wise H2450 man , and he will be yet H5750 wiser H2449 : teach H3045 a just H6662 man , and he will increase H3254 in learning H3948 .
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10. The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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10. The fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 is the beginning H8462 of wisdom H2451 : and the knowledge H1847 of the holy H6918 is understanding H998 .
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11. For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
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11. For H3588 by me thy days H3117 shall be multiplied H7235 , and the years H8141 of thy life H2416 shall be increased H3254 .
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12. If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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12. If H518 thou be wise H2449 , thou shalt be wise H2449 for thyself : but if thou scornest H3887 , thou alone H905 shalt bear H5375 it .
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13. The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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13. A foolish H3687 woman H802 is clamorous H1993 : she is simple H6615 , and knoweth H3045 nothing H1077 H4100 .
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14. And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
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14. For she sitteth H3427 at the door H6607 of her house H1004 , on H5921 a seat H3678 in the high places H4791 of the city H7176 ,
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15. To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
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15. To call H7121 passengers H5674 H1870 who go right H3474 on their ways H734 :
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16. Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
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16. Whoso H4310 is simple H6612 , let him turn H5493 in hither H2008 : and as for him that wanteth H2638 understanding H3820 , she saith H559 to him,
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17. Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
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17. Stolen H1589 waters H4325 are sweet H4985 , and bread H3899 eaten in secret H5643 is pleasant H5276 .
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18. But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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18. But he knoweth H3045 not H3808 that H3588 the dead H7496 are there H8033 ; and that her guests H7121 are in the depths H6011 of hell H7585 .
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