9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
9:1 Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;

9:2 She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
9:2 She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;

9:3 She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
9:3 She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the tops of the heights of the city:

9:4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
9:4 "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding she says,

9:5 Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
9:5 "Come, eat of my food, And drink of the wine I have mixed.

9:6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
9:6 "Forsake [your] folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding."

9:7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man (getteth) himself a blot.
9:7 He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man [gets] insults for himself.

9:8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9:8 Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you, Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

9:9 Give (instruction) to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
9:9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man, and he will increase [his] learning.

9:10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

9:11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
9:11 For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.

9:12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
9:12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

9:13 The foolish woman is clamorous; (She is) simple, and knoweth nothing.
9:13 The woman of folly is boisterous, [She is] naive, and knows nothing.

9:14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
9:14 And she sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,

9:15 To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
9:15 Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight:

9:16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
9:16 "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says,

9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, And bread (eaten) in secret is pleasant.
9:17 "Stolen water is sweet; And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant."

9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
9:18 But he does not know that the dead are there, [That] her guests are in the depths of Sheol.