1.
חָכְמוֹת, בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ; חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָה.
chakhomot, banetah veytah; khatzevah amudeiha shiv'ah.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
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2.
טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ, מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ; אַף, עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָהּ.
tavchah tivchah, maskah yeinah; af, arekhah shulkhanah.
She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3.
שָׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא-- עַל-גַּפֵּי, מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת.
shalchah na'aroteha tikra -- al-gapei, meromei karet.
She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
4.
מִי-פֶתִי, יָסֻר הֵנָּה; חֲסַר-לֵב, אָמְרָה לּוֹ.
mi-feti, yasur henah; chasar-lev, amrah lo.
'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
5.
לְכוּ, לַחֲמוּ בְלַחֲמִי; וּשְׁתוּ, בְּיַיִן מָסָכְתִּי.
lechu, lachamu velachami; ushetu, beyayin masakti.
'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6.
עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִחְיוּ; וְאִשְׁרוּ, בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָה.
izvu feta'yim vchiyu; ve'ishru, bederech binah.
Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
7.
יֹסֵר, לֵץ--לֹקֵחַ לוֹ קָלוֹן; וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמוֹ.
yoser, lets--lokeakh lo kalon; umokhiakh lerasha mumo.
He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
8.
אַל-תּוֹכַח לֵץ, פֶּן-יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ; הוֹכַח לְחָכָם, וְיֶאֱהָבֶךָּ.
al-tokhakh lets, pen-yisne'eka; khokhakh lekhakham, ve'e'ehabeka.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9.
תֵּן לְחָכָם, וְיֶחְכַּם-עוֹד; הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק, וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח.
ten lekhakham, veyekhkham-od; hodat letsaddik, veyosef lekakh.
Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10.
תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה, יִרְאַת יְהוָה; וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָה.
tekhillat khakhmah, yirat YHWH; veda'at kedoshim binah.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
11.
כִּי-בִי, יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ; וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ, שְׁנוֹת חַיִּים.
ki-vi, yirbu yameykha; ve-yosifu lekha, shenot khayim.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12.
אִם-חָכַמְתָּ, חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ; וְלַצְתָּ, לְבַדְּךָ תִשָּׂא.
im-khakhamta, khakhamta lakh; ve-latzta, levadekha tissa.
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
13.
אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת, הֹמִיָּה; פְּתַיּוּת, וּבַל-יָדְעָה מָּה.
eshet kesilut, homiyyah; petayut, u-val-yad'ah mah.
The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
14.
וְיָשְׁבָה, לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ-- עַל-כִּסֵּא, מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת.
ve-yasheva, le-petaikh betah-- al-kisse, merome karet.
And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15.
לִקְרֹא לְעֹבְרֵי-דָרֶךְ; הַמְיַשְּׁרִים, אֹרְחוֹתָם.
likro le'ovrei-darekh; hamyay-sherim, orecHotam.
To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
16.
מִי-פֶתִי, יָסֻר הֵנָּה; וַחֲסַר-לֵב, וְאָמְרָה לּוֹ.
mi-feti, yasur hennah; vachasar-lev, ve'amrah lo.
'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
17.
מַיִם-גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ; וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָם.
mayim-genuvim yimtaku; velekhem setarim yin'am.
'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
18.
וְלֹא-יָדַע, כִּי-רְפָאִים שָׁם; בְּעִמְקֵי שְׁאוֹל קְרֻאֶיהָ.
velo-yada, ki-refa'im sham; be'imkei she'ol kruleiha.
But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.