Proverbs 9

1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.

1 智慧建造她的房屋， 她凿出七根柱子。

2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

2 她宰了牲口， 调了美酒， 设了宴席，

3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.

3 派婢女出去邀请宾客， 自己在城中高处呼喊：

4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

4 “愚昧人啊，到这里来吧！” 她又对无知者说：

5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.

5 “来吃我做的饭， 喝我调的酒吧！

6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”

6 你们要抛弃愚昧，就能存活， 要转向悟性之道。”

7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.

7 纠正嘲讽者，必自招羞辱； 责备恶人，必自招伤害。

8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

8 不要责备嘲讽者，免得他恨你； 要责备智者，他必爱你。

9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

9 教导智者，他就更有智慧； 指教义人，他就更有见识。

10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

10 智慧始于敬畏耶和华， 认识至圣者便是明智。

11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

11 智慧可增添你的年日， 加添你的寿数。

12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

12 人有智慧，自得益处； 人好嘲讽，自食恶果。

13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

13 愚昧的女人喧嚷，蒙昧，无知。

14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,

14 她坐在自己的家门口， 坐在城中高处的座位上，

15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.

15 招呼着匆匆前行的过客：

16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

16 “愚昧人啊，到这里来吧！” 她又对无知者说：

17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

17 “偷来的水甜，偷来的饼香。”

18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

18 他们却不知她那里亡魂憧憧， 她的客人已落在阴间的深处。