¹Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

¹Tarkus ehitas enesele koja, raius oma seitse sammast.

²She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

²Ta tappis tapaloomad, segas veini, kattis lauagi valmis.

³She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

³Ta läkitas oma teenijad, laskis hüüda linna küngastel:

⁴Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

⁴'Kes on kogenematu, pöördugu siia!' Napiarulisele ta ütles:

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

⁵'Tulge, sööge mu leiba ja jooge mu segatud veini!

⁶Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

⁶Jätke maha rumalus, et jääksite elama, ja käige arukuse teel!'

⁷He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

⁷Kes õpetab pilkajat, toob iseenesele häbi, ja kes noomib õelat, sellele jääb külge halb märk.

⁸Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

⁸Ära noomi pilkajat, et ta sind ei vihkaks, noomi tarka, ja ta armastab sind!

⁹Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

⁹Anna targale, ja ta saab veelgi targemaks, õpeta õiglast, ja ta võtab veelgi enam õpetust!

¹⁰The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

¹⁰Issanda kartus on tarkuse algus ja Kõigepühama äratundmine on arukus.

¹¹For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

¹¹Sest minu läbi saavad su päevad paljuks ja su eluaastad jätkuvad.

¹²If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

¹²Kui oled tark, siis oled tark iseenese jaoks; ja kui oled pilkaja, siis pead sedagi üksinda kandma.

¹³A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

¹³Meeletusenaine on rahutu, rumalus ei tunne midagi.

¹⁴For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁴Ta istub oma koja uksel, istme peal linna küngastel,

¹⁵To call passengers who go right on their ways:

¹⁵kutsudes möödaminejaid, neid, kes käivad otseradu:

¹⁶Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

¹⁶'Kes on kogenematu, pöördugu siia!' Ja napiarulisele ta ütleb:

¹⁷Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

¹⁷'Varastatud vesi on magus ja salajas söödud leib on hõrk.'

¹⁸But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

¹⁸Aga teine ei teagi, et seal on kadunud hinged, et tema kutsutud on põrgu sügavustes.