¹Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars — seven.

¹愚蒙人当转向智慧

²She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.

²它宰杀牲口，调配美酒，摆设筵席。

³She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:

³它差派几个使女出去，自己又在城里的高处呼喊：

⁴`Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.` Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

⁴“谁是愚蒙人，可以到这里来！”又对无知的人说：

⁵`Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.

⁵“你们都来，吃我的饼，喝我调配的酒。

⁶Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

⁶愚蒙人哪！你们要丢弃愚蒙，就可以存活，并且要走在智慧的道路上。”

⁷The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.

⁷纠正好讥笑人的，必自招耻辱；责备恶人的，必遭受羞辱。

⁸Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.

⁸你不要责备好讥笑人的，免得他恨你；要责备智慧人，他必爱你。

⁹Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

⁹教导智慧人，他就越有智慧；指教义人，他就增加学问。

¹⁰The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.

¹⁰敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端，认识至圣者就是聪明。

¹¹For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.

¹¹因为借着我，你的日子就必增多，你一生的年岁也必加添。

¹²If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest [it].

¹²如果你有智慧，你的智慧必使你得益；如果你讥笑人，你就必独自担当一切后果。

¹³A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.

¹³愚昧的妇人喧哗不停，她是愚蒙，一无所知。

¹⁴And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne — the high places of the city,

¹⁴她坐在自己的家门口，坐在城中高处的座位上，

¹⁵To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.

¹⁵向过路的人呼叫，就是向往前直行的人呼叫：

¹⁶`Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.` And whoso lacketh heart — she said to him,

¹⁶“谁是愚蒙人，可以到这里来！”又对无知的人说：

¹⁷`Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.`

¹⁷“偷来的水是甜的，在暗中吃的饼是美味的。”

¹⁸And he hath not known that Rephaim [are] there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!

¹⁸人却不知道她那里充满阴魂，她的客人是在阴间的深处。