KJV ¹ Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

WLC ¹ חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃

KJV ² She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

WLC ² טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃

KJV ³ She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

WLC ³ שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־ גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃

KJV ⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

WLC ⁴ מִי־ פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־ לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃

KJV ⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

WLC ⁵ לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃

KJV ⁶ Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

WLC ⁶ עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃

KJV ⁷ He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

WLC ⁷ יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ׃

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

WLC ⁸ אַל־ תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־ יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃

KJV ⁹ Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

WLC ⁹ תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃

KJV ¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

WLC ¹⁰ תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃

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

WLC ¹¹ כִּי־ בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

KJV ¹² If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

WLC ¹² אִם־ חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃

KJV ¹³ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

WLC ¹³ אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־ יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃

KJV ¹⁴ For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

WLC ¹⁴ וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־ כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃

KJV ¹⁵ To call passengers who go right on their ways:

WLC ¹⁵ לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃

KJV ¹⁶ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

WLC ¹⁶ מִי־ פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־ לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹⁷ Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

WLC ¹⁷ מַֽיִם־ גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃

KJV ¹⁸ But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

WLC ¹⁸ וְֽלֹא־ יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־ רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃