Proverbs 9

Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars.

Sapientia ædificavit sibi domum : excidit columnas septem.

ἡ σοφία ᾠκοδόμησεν ἑαυτῇ οἶκον καὶ ὑπήρεισεν στύλους ἑπτά

She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table.

Immolavit victimas suas, miscuit vinum, et proposuit mensam suam.

ἔσφαξεν τὰ ἑαυτῆς θύματα ἐκέρασεν εἰς κρατῆρα τὸν ἑαυτῆς οἶνον καὶ ἡτοιμάσατο τὴν ἑαυτῆς τράπεζαν

She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city:

Misit ancillas suas ut vocarent ad arcem et ad mœnia civitatis.

ἀπέστειλεν τοὺς ἑαυτῆς δούλους συγκαλούσα μετὰ ὑψηλοῦ κηρύγματος ἐπὶ κρατῆρα λέγουσα

Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said:

Si quis est parvulus, veniat ad me. Et insipientibus locuta est :

ὅς ἐστιν ἄφρων ἐκκλινάτω πρός με καὶ τοῖς ἐνδεέσι φρενῶν εἶπεν

Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.

Venite, comedite panem meum, et bibite vinum quod miscui vobis.

ἔλθατε φάγετε τῶν ἐμῶν ἄρτων καὶ πίετε οἶνον ὃν ἐκέρασα ὑμῖν

Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.

Relinquite infantiam, et vivite, et ambulate per vias prudentiæ.

ἀπολείπετε ἀφροσύνην καὶ ζήσεσθε καὶ ζητήσατε φρόνησιν ἵνα βιώσητε καὶ κατορθώσατε ἐν γνώσει σύνεσιν

He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

Qui erudit derisorem, ipse injuriam sibi facit, et qui arguit impium, sibi maculam generat.

ὁ παιδεύων κακοὺς λήμψεται ἑαυτῷ ἀτιμίαν ἐλέγχων δὲ τὸν ἀσεβῆ μωμήσεται ἑαυτόν

Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Noli arguere derisorem, ne oderit te : argue sapientem, et diliget te.

μὴ ἔλεγχε κακούς ἵνα μὴ μισῶσίν σε ἔλεγχε σοφόν καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε

Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

Da sapienti occasionem, et addetur ei sapientia; doce justum, et festinabit accipere.

δίδου σοφῷ ἀφορμήν καὶ σοφώτερος ἔσται γνώριζε δικαίῳ καὶ προσθήσει τοῦ δέχεσθαι

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.

Principium sapientiæ timor Domini, et scientia sanctorum prudentia.

ἀρχὴ σοφίας φόβος κυρίου καὶ βουλὴ ἁγίων σύνεσις τὸ γὰρ γνῶναι νόμον διανοίας ἐστὶν ἀγαθῆς

For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.

Per me enim multiplicabuntur dies tui, et addentur tibi anni vitæ.

τούτῳ γὰρ τῷ τρόπῳ πολὺν ζήσεις χρόνον καὶ προστεθήσεταί σοι ἔτη ζωῆς σου

If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil.

Si sapiens fueris, tibimetipsi eris; si autem illusor, solus portabis malum.

υἱέ ἐὰν σοφὸς γένῃ σεαυτῷ σοφὸς ἔσῃ καὶ τοῖς πλησίον ἐὰν δὲ κακὸς ἀποβῇς μόνος ἀναντλήσεις κακά ὃς ἐρείδεται ἐπὶ ψεύδεσιν οὗτος ποιμανεῖ ἀνέμους ὁ δ' αὐτὸς διώξεται ὄρνεα πετόμενα ἀπέλιπεν γὰρ ὁδοὺς τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ ἀμπελῶνος τοὺς δὲ ἄξονας τοῦ ἰδίου γεωργίου πεπλάνηται διαπορεύεται δὲ δι' ἀνύδρου ἐρήμου καὶ γῆν διατεταγμένην ἐν διψώδεσιν συνάγει δὲ χερσὶν ἀκαρπίαν

A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all,

Mulier stulta et clamosa, plenaque illecebris, et nihil omnino sciens,

γυνὴ ἄφρων καὶ θρασεῖα ἐνδεὴς ψωμοῦ γίνεται ἣ οὐκ ἐπίσταται αἰσχύνην

Sat at the door of her house, upon a seat, in a high place of the city,

sedit in foribus domus suæ, super sellam in excelso urbis loco,

ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ θύραις τοῦ ἑαυτῆς οἴκου ἐπὶ δίφρου ἐμφανῶς ἐν πλατείαις

To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey:

ut vocaret transeuntes per viam, et pergentes itinere suo :

προσκαλουμένη τοὺς παριόντας καὶ κατευθύνοντας ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν

He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:

Qui est parvulus declinet ad me. Et vecordi locuta est :

ὅς ἐστιν ὑμῶν ἀφρονέστατος ἐκκλινάτω πρός με ἐνδεέσι δὲ φρονήσεως παρακελεύομαι λέγουσα

Stolen waters are sweeter, and hidden bread is more pleasant.

Aquæ furtivæ dulciores sunt, et panis absconditus suavior.

ἄρτων κρυφίων ἡδέως ἅψασθε καὶ ὕδατος κλοπῆς γλυκεροῦ

And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

Et ignoravit quod ibi sint gigantes, et in profundis inferni convivæ ejus.

ὁ δὲ οὐκ οἶδεν ὅτι γηγενεῖς παρ' αὐτῇ ὄλλυνται καὶ ἐπὶ πέτευρον ᾅδου συναντᾷ ἀλλὰ ἀποπήδησον μὴ ἐγχρονίσῃς ἐν τῷ τόπῳ μηδὲ ἐπιστήσῃς τὸ σὸν ὄμμα πρὸς αὐτήν οὕτως γὰρ διαβήσῃ ὕδωρ ἀλλότριον καὶ ὑπερβήσῃ ποταμὸν ἀλλότριον ἀπὸ δὲ ὕδατος ἀλλοτρίου ἀπόσχου καὶ ἀπὸ πηγῆς ἀλλοτρίας μὴ πίῃς ἵνα πολὺν ζήσῃς χρόνον προστεθῇ δέ σοι ἔτη ζωῆς