Proverbs 9 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

Proverbs 9:1-18

Invitations of Wisdom and Folly

1Wisdom has built her house;

she has set up9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out its seven pillars.

2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;

she has also set her table.

3She has sent out her servants, and she calls

from the highest point of the city,

4“Let all who are simple come to my house!”

To those who have no sense she says,

5“Come, eat my food

and drink the wine I have mixed.

6Leave your simple ways and you will live;

walk in the way of insight.”

7Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;

whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.

8Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;

rebuke the wise and they will love you.

9Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;

teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.

10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

11For through wisdom9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me your days will be many,

and years will be added to your life.

12If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;

if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

13Folly is an unruly woman;

she is simple and knows nothing.

14She sits at the door of her house,

on a seat at the highest point of the city,

15calling out to those who pass by,

who go straight on their way,

16“Let all who are simple come to my house!”

To those who have no sense she says,

17“Stolen water is sweet;

food eaten in secret is delicious!”

18But little do they know that the dead are there,

that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

箴言 9:1-18

智慧和愚昧

1智慧建造她的房屋,

鑿出七根柱子。

2她宰了牲口,

調了美酒,

設了宴席,

3派婢女出去邀請賓客,

自己在城中高處呼喊:

4「愚昧人啊,到這裡來吧!」

她又對無知者說:

5「來吃我做的飯,

嚐嚐我調的酒吧!

6你們要拋棄愚昧,就能存活,

要轉向悟性之道。」

7糾正嘲諷者,必自招羞辱;

責備惡人,必自招傷害。

8不要責備嘲諷者,免得他恨你;

要責備智者,他必愛你。

9教導智者,他就更有智慧;

指教義人,他就更有見識。

10智慧始於敬畏耶和華,

認識至聖者便是明智。

11智慧可增添你的年日,

加添你的壽數。

12人有智慧,自得益處;

人好嘲諷,自食惡果。

13愚昧的女人喧嚷,蒙昧,無知。

14她坐在自己的家門口,

坐在城中高處的座位上,

15招呼著行色匆匆的過客:

16「愚昧人啊,到這裡來吧!」

她又對無知者說:

17「偷喝的水甜,偷吃的餅香。」

18他們卻不知她那裡鬼影幢幢,

她的客人已落在陰間的深處。