¹Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

¹¶ Kua oti i te whakaaro nui tetahi whare mona te hanga, e whitu nga pou kua oti te tarai e ia:

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

²Kua oti ana kararehe te patu e ia; whakananu rawa tana waina; kua oti ano tana tepu te whakapai.

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

³Kua unga e ia ana kotiro, e karanga ana ia i runga i nga wahi tiketike rawa o te pa.

⁴Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

⁴Ki te mea he kuware tetahi, me peka mai ia ki konei: ko te tangata maharakore, ko tana kupu tenei ki a ia,

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

⁵Haere mai, kainga taku taro, inumia hoki te waina kua oti nei te whakananu e ahau.

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

⁶Kati ra, e te hunga kuware, kia ora ai koutou; haere hoki i te ara o te matauranga.

⁷He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.

⁷Ko ia e papaki ana i te tangata whakahihi, ka whakama; a ko ia e riri ana i te tangata kino, ka piri mai he he ki a ia.

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

⁸Kaua e riria te tangata whakahi, kei kino ia ki a koe: riria ko te tangata whakaaro nui, a ka aroha ia ki a koe.

⁹Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

⁹Hoatu te mohio ki te tangata whakaaro nui, a ka neke ake ona whakaaro; whakaakona te tangata tika, a ka nui ake tona mohio.

¹⁰The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

¹⁰Ko te timatanga o te whakaaro nui ko te wehi ki a Ihowa; ko te matauranga, ko te mohio ki te Mea Tapu.

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

¹¹Maku hoki ka maha ai ou ra, maku ka neke ake ai nga tau e ora ai koe.

¹²If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

¹²Ki te nui ou whakaaro, mou ano ou whakaaro nui; ki te whakahi koe, mau anake tau pikaunga.

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

¹³¶ Ko te wahine wairangi, he mangai nui ia; he kuware ia, kahore ona mohio ki te aha, ki te aha.

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

¹⁴Noho ana ia i te kuwaha o tona whare i runga i te nohoanga i nga wahi tiketike o te pa;

¹⁵To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

¹⁵Kia karanga atu ai ia ki nga tangata e haere ana i te ara, e maro tonu ana o ratou huarahi,

¹⁶Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

¹⁶Ko te kuware, peka mai ki konei; tena ko te tangata whakaarokore, ko tana kupu tenei ki a ia,

¹⁷Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.

¹⁷He reka te wai tahae, a he ahuareka te taro kai huna.

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

¹⁸Te mohio ia kei reira nga tupapaku; kei te reinga riro ana i karanga ai.