Visdommen og dårskaben
1Visdommen har bygget et stort palads
med syv smukt udskårne søjler.
2Bordet er dækket til fest
med lækker mad og udsøgte vine.
3Tjenerne er ude at indbyde folk,
de kalder fra byens højdedrag:
4„Kom, I enfoldige mennesker,
hvis I ønsker at få indsigt.
5Kom med til visdommens fest
og smag den udsøgte vin.
6Opgiv jeres tåbelige tanker,
lær at blive vise, så I kan leve ret.”
7Det er farligt at irettesætte de hovmodige,
at undervise dem giver kun problemer.
8Hvis du prøver at belære de hovmodige, vil de hade dig,
men de vise sætter pris på en tilrettevisning.
9Vejled de vise, så bliver de endnu visere.
Undervis de kloge, og deres lærdom forøges.
10Ærefrygt for Herren fører til visdom,
at kende den hellige Gud giver forstand.
11Visdom forlænger ens levetid,
der lægges flere år til ens liv.
12Når du er vis, er det til dit eget bedste,
vrager du visdom, skader du dig selv.
13Dårskab er som en trodsig kvinde,
ganske tåbelig og uden forstand.
14Hun sidder i sin gadedør og venter,
mens hun ser ud over byen.
15Hun kalder på dem, der går forbi,
mens de er fordybet i egne tanker:
16„Kom indenfor, I uvidende,
hvis I ønsker at lære noget.
17Den forbudte frugt smager bedst,
det er herligt at have hemmeligheder!”
18Den naive ved ikke, at det fører til død,
at alle hendes gæster ender i graven.
Wisdom and Foolishness Call Out
1Wisdom has built her house.
She has set up its seven pillars.
2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine.
She has also set her table.
3She has sent out her servants.
She calls out from the highest point of the city.
4She says, “Let all who are childish come to my house!”
She speaks to those who have no sense. She says,
5“Come and eat my food.
Drink the wine I have mixed.
6Leave your childish ways and you will live.
Walk in the way of understanding.”
7When you correct someone who makes fun of others, you might be laughed at.
When you warn a sinner, you might get hurt.
8Don’t warn those who make fun of others, or they will hate you.
Warn those who are wise, and they will love you.
9Teach a wise person, and they will become even wiser.
Teach a person who does right, and they will learn even more.
10If you want to become wise, you must begin by respecting the Lord.
To know the Holy One is to gain understanding.
11Through wisdom, you will live a long time.
Years will be added to your life.
12If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you.
If you make fun of others, you alone will suffer.
13The woman called Foolishness is wild.
She is childish and knows nothing.
14She sits at the door of her house.
She sits at the highest point of the city.
15She calls out to those who pass by.
She calls out to those who go straight on their way. She says,
16“Let all who are childish come to my house!”
She speaks to those who have no sense.
17She says, “Stolen water is sweet.
Food eaten in secret tastes good!”
18But they don’t know that dead people are there.
They don’t know that her guests are deep in the place of the dead.
