Wisdomחָכְמוֹתhas builtבָּנְתָהher house;בֵיתָהּshe has hewnחָצְבָהher pillars,עַמּוּדֶיהָseven.שִׁבְעָה
She has slaughteredטָבְחָהher animals,טִבְחָהּshe has mixedמָסְכָהher wine;יֵינָהּshe has alsoאַףsetעָרְכָהher table.שֻׁלְחָנָהּ
She has sent outשָׁלְחָהher young women;נַעֲרֹתֶיהָshe callsתִקְרָאfromעַלthe highest pointsגַּפֵּיof the heightsמְרֹמֵיof the city:קָרֶת
“Whoeverמִיis simple,פֶתִיlet him turn inיָסֻרhere.”הֵנָּהTo him who lacksחֲסַר לּוֹsenseלֵבshe says:אָמְרָה
“Come,לְכוּeatלַחֲמוּof my bread,בְלַחֲמִיandוּdrinkשְׁתוּof the wineבְּיַיִןI have mixed.מָסָכְתִּי
Leaveעִזְבוּsimpleness,פְתָאיִםandוִlive;חְיוּandוְwalkאִשְׁרוּin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof understanding.”בִּינָה
He who correctsיֹסֵרa scofferלֵץgetsלֹקֵחַdisgraceקָלוֹןfor himself,לוֹandוּhe who reprovesמוֹכִיחַa wicked manלְרָשָׁעgets his blemish.מוּמוֹ
Do notאַלreproveתּוֹכַחa scoffer,לֵץlestפֶּןhe hate you;יִשְׂנָאֶךָּreproveהוֹכַחa wise man,לְחָכָםandוְhe will love you.יֶאֱהָבֶךָּ
Giveתֵּןto a wise man,לְחָכָםandוְhe will become wiserיֶחְכַּםstill;עוֹדteachהוֹדַעa righteous man,לְצַדִּיקandוְhe will increaseיוֹסֶףin teaching.לֶקַח
The startתְּחִלַּתof wisdomחָכְמָהis the fearיִרְאַתof YHWH,יְהוָהandוְthe knowledgeדַעַתof the Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁיםis understanding.בִּינָה
Forכִּיby meבִיyour daysיָמֶיךָwill be multiplied,יִרְבּוּandוְyearsשְׁנוֹתof lifeחַיִּיםwill be addedיוֹסִיפוּto you.לְּךָ
Ifאִםyou are wise,חָכַמְתָּyou are wiseחָכַמְתָּfor yourself;לָּךְandוְif you scoff,לַצְתָּyou aloneלְבַדְּךָwill bear it.תִשָּׂא
The senselessכְּסִילוּתwomanאֵשֶׁתis noisy;הֹמִיָּהshe is simpleness,פְּתַיּוּתandוּdoes notבַלknowיָדְעָהanything.מָּה
Andוְshe sitsיָשְׁבָהat the doorלְפֶתַחof her house,בֵּיתָהּonעַלa seat,כִּסֵּאon the heightsמְרֹמֵיof the city,קָרֶת
to callלִקְרֹאto those who passלְעֹבְרֵיby the way,דָרֶךְwho are making straightהַמְיַשְּׁרִיםtheir paths:אֹרְחוֹתָם
“Whoeverמִיis simple,פֶתִיlet him turn inיָסֻרhere.”הֵנָּהAndוַto him who lacksחֲסַר לּוֹsenseלֵבshe says:אָמְרָה
“Stolenגְּנוּבִיםwatersמַיִםare sweet,יִמְתָּקוּandוְbreadלֶחֶםeaten in secretסְתָרִיםis pleasant.”יִנְעָם
Butוְhe does notלֹאknowיָדַעthatכִּיthe shadesרְפָאִיםare there,שָׁםthat her guestsקְרֻאֶיהָare in the depthsבְּעִמְקֵיof Sheol.שְׁאוֹל