Proverbs 9

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

1 La sabiduría ha construido su casa con siete columnas.

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

2 Ha preparado un banquete, mezcló los vinos y puso la mesa.

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

3 Ha enviado a sus criadas a lo más alto de la ciudad para que griten:

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

4 ¡Vengan conmigo los inexpertos! —les dice a los faltos de juicio—.

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

5 Vengan a mi banquete y beban los vinos que he mezclado.

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

6 Abandonen su necedad y vivirán; aprendan a ser sabios!

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

7 Si corriges al burlón sólo conseguirás que te insulte; si corriges al malvado sólo conseguirás que te lastime.

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

8 No corrijas al burlón pues terminará odiándote; corrige al sabio, y te amará.

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

9 Enseña al sabio, y será más sabio; enseña al justo, y aprenderá más.

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

10 Lo primero que hay que hacer para adquirir sabiduría es honrar al Señor; conocer al Santo es tener inteligencia.

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

11 La sabiduría aumentará tus días y añadirá años a tu vida.

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

12 Si eres sabio, tu recompensa será la sabiduría; si eres desvergonzado, tú serás el único que sufra.

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

13 La mujer necia es escandalosa; es ignorante y ni siquiera lo sabe.

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

14 Se sienta a la puerta de su casa, en lo más alto de la ciudad,

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

15 llama a los que pasan por allí, a los que andan por el buen camino.

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

16 ¡Vengan conmigo los inexpertos! —les dice a los faltos de juicio—.

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

17 El agua robada es más refrescante; y el pan que se come a escondidas sabe mejor!

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

18 Pero ellos no se dan cuenta que allí está la muerte, y que sus invitados ahora están en el fondo de la fosa.