¹Išmintis pasistatė namus, išsikirto septynias kolonas.

¹Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.

²Ji papjovė gyvulius, sumaišė vyną ir, padengusi stalą,

²She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.

³pasiuntė tarnaites šaukti miesto aukščiausiose vietose:

³She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴“Neišmanėliai, ateikite!” Kam trūksta supratimo, ji sako:

⁴“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵“Ateikite, valgykite mano duonos ir gerkite vyno, kurį sumaišiau.

⁵“Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶Atsisakykite kvailystės ir gyvenkite; eikite supratimo keliu”.

⁶Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷Kas bara niekintoją, susilauks gėdos; sudraudęs nedorėlį, užsitrauksi dėmę.

⁷He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸Nebark niekintojo, kad jis neimtų tavęs neapkęsti; sudrausk išmintingą, ir jis mylės tave.

⁸Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

⁹Patark išmintingam, ir jis taps dar išmintingesnis; pamokyk teisųjį, ir jo pažinimas išaugs.

⁹Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

¹⁰Viešpaties baimė­išminties pradžia, o Šventojo pažinimas­supratimas.

¹⁰The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

¹¹Per mane padaugės tavo dienų, bus pridėta gyvenimo metų.

¹¹For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.

¹²Jei esi išmintingas, esi išmintingas pats sau; jei niekintojas, pats ir nukentėsi.

¹²If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

¹³Kvaila moteris yra triukšmadarė, neišmananti ir nieko nežino.

¹³The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.

¹⁴Ji sėdi kėdėje prie savo namų, aukštose miesto vietose,

¹⁴She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ir kviečia visus, kurie eina savo keliais:

¹⁵To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶“Neišmanėliai, ateikite!” Kam trūksta supratimo, ji sako:

¹⁶“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷“Vogtas vanduo yra saldesnis, o duona, valgoma slaptoje, skanesnė”.

¹⁷“Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁸Jie nežino, kad ten mirusieji, ir jos svečiai pragaro gelmėse.

¹⁸But he doesn’t know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. .