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 is void of understanding, she saith to him,

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

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

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

⁶Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

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

⁷He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth 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 scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove 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 righteous 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 Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One 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 art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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

¹³The foolish woman is clamorous; [She is] simple, and knoweth nothing.

¹³Meeletusenaine on rahutu, rumalus ei tunne midagi.

¹⁴And 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 to them that pass by, 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 is void of 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; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

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