Proverbs 9

1Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars.

Sapientia ædificavit sibi domum: excidit columnas septem.

2She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table.

Immolavit victimas suas, miscuit vinum, et proposuit mensam suam.

3She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city:

Misit ancillas suas ut vocarent ad arcem et ad mœnia civitatis.

4Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said:

Si quis est parvulus, veniat ad me. Et insipientibus locuta est:

5Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.

Venite, comedite panem meum, et bibite vinum quod miscui vobis.

6Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.

Relinquite infantiam, et vivite, et ambulate per vias prudentiæ.

7He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

Qui erudit derisorem, ipse injuriam sibi facit, et qui arguit impium, sibi maculam generat.

8Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Noli arguere derisorem, ne oderit te: argue sapientem, et diliget te.

9Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

Da sapienti occasionem, et addetur ei sapientia; doce justum, et festinabit accipere.

10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.

Principium sapientiæ timor Domini, et scientia sanctorum prudentia.

11For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.

Per me enim multiplicabuntur dies tui, et addentur tibi anni vitæ.

12If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil.

Si sapiens fueris, tibimetipsi eris; si autem illusor, solus portabis malum.

13A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all,

Mulier stulta et clamosa, plenaque illecebris, et nihil omnino sciens,

14Sat at the door of her house, upon a seat, in a high place of the city,

sedit in foribus domus suæ, super sellam in excelso urbis loco,

15To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey:

ut vocaret transeuntes per viam, et pergentes itinere suo:

16He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:

Qui est parvulus declinet ad me. Et vecordi locuta est:

17Stolen waters are sweeter, and hidden bread is more pleasant.

Aquæ furtivæ dulciores sunt, et panis absconditus suavior.

18And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

Et ignoravit quod ibi sint gigantes, et in profundis inferni convivæ ejus.