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

¹[Ny fiantsoan'ny fahendrena sy ny fahadalana] Ny fahendrena efa nanao ny tranony; Efa nipaika ny andriny fito izy;

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

²Efa namono ny bibiny sy nangaroharo ny divainy izy Ary efa namelatra ny latabany koa;

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

³Ary efa naniraka ny ankizivaviny izy; Miantso eny an-tampon'ny fitoerana avo any an-tanàna izy ka manao hoe:

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

⁴Izay kely saina, dia aoka izy hankatỳ; Ary amin'izany tsy ampy saina dia hoy izy:

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

⁵Avia, hano ny mofoko, Ary sotroy ny divay voaharoharoko.

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

⁶Ilaozy ny kely saina, dia ho velona ianao, Ary mizora amin'ny lalan'ny fahalalana.[Na: Mitsahara, ry]

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

⁷Izay mananatra ny mpaniratsira dia afa-baraka; Ary izay mananatra ny ratsy fanahy dia hahazo tsiny.

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

⁸Aza mananatra ny mpaniratsira ianao, fandrao halany; Ny hendry no anaro, dia ho tiany ianao.

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

⁹Toroy ny hendry, dia hihahendry izy; Ampianaro ny marina, dia hitombo saina izy.

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

¹⁰Ny fahatahorana an'i Jehovah no fiandoham-pahendrena; Ary ny fahafantarana ny Iray Masina no fahazavan-tsaina.

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

¹¹Fa izaho no hampitomboana ny andronao Sy hanamaroana ny taona hiainanao.

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

¹²Raha hendry ianao, dia hendry ho an'ny tenanao ihany; Fa raha maniratsira kosa ianao, dia ianao ihany no hiharan'izany.

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

¹³Ny fahadalana dia toy ny vehivavy vavàna; Kely saina izy ka tsy mahalala na inona na inona.

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

¹⁴Fa mipetraka eo am-baravaran'ny tranony izy, Ary amin'ny seza eny amin'ny fitoerana avo eo an-tanàna,

¹⁵To call passengers who go right on their ways:

¹⁵Mba hiantso ny mpandalo Izay mizotra amin'ny alehany, ka manao hoe:

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

¹⁶Aoka hivily atỳ izay kely saina; Ary amin'izay tsy ampy saina dia hoy izy:

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

¹⁷Mamy ny rano angalarina, Ary fy ny mofo hanina amin'ny fiafenana,Nefa tsy fantany fa ny maty no ao, Ary any amin'ny halalin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita ny olona nasainy.[Heb: Shoela]

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

¹⁸Nefa tsy fantany fa ny maty no ao, Ary any amin'ny halalin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita ny olona nasainy.[Heb: Shoela]