Proverbiorum 9
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1[Sapientia ædificavit sibi domum: excidit columnas septem.
1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
2Immolavit victimas suas, miscuit vinum, et proposuit mensam suam.
2She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3Misit ancillas suas ut vocarent ad arcem et ad mœnia civitatis.
3She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
4Si quis est parvulus, veniat ad me. Et insipientibus locuta est:
4'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
5Venite, comedite panem meum, et bibite vinum quod miscui vobis.
5'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6Relinquite infantiam, et vivite, et ambulate per vias prudentiæ.]
6Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
7[Qui erudit derisorem, ipse injuriam sibi facit, et qui arguit impium, sibi maculam generat.
7He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
8Noli arguere derisorem, ne oderit te: argue sapientem, et diliget te.
8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9Da sapienti occasionem, et addetur ei sapientia; doce justum, et festinabit accipere.
9Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10Principium sapientiæ timor Domini, et scientia sanctorum prudentia.
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
11Per me enim multiplicabuntur dies tui, et addentur tibi anni vitæ.
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12Si sapiens fueris, tibimetipsi eris; si autem illusor, solus portabis malum.]
12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
13[Mulier stulta et clamosa, plenaque illecebris, et nihil omnino sciens,
13The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
14sedit in foribus domus suæ, super sellam in excelso urbis loco,
14And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15ut vocaret transeuntes per viam, et pergentes itinere suo:
15To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
16Qui est parvulus declinet ad me. Et vecordi locuta est:
16'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
17Aquæ furtivæ dulciores sunt, et panis absconditus suavior.
17'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
18Et ignoravit quod ibi sint gigantes, et in profundis inferni convivæ ejus.]
18But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.
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