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여인, 지혜의 초대

지혜가 일곱 기둥[a]을 세워서 자기 집을 짓고
짐승을 잡고 포도주를 만들어 잔칫상을 차린 다음에
그녀는 자기 여종들을 보내
성읍 높은 곳에서 외치게 하였다.
“어리석은 사람들아
모두 이곳으로 오너라.”
미련한 사람들도 초대하였다.
“와서 내가 차린 음식을 먹고
내가 빚은 포도주를 마셔라.
어리석은 길을 버리고
생명을 얻는 슬기로움의 길로 나서라.”

빈정꾼을 꾸짖으면 창피만 당하고
악한 자를 책망하면 오히려 미움을 받는다.
그러니 빈정꾼을 꾸짖지 말아라.
오히려 그가 너를 미워할 것이다.
지혜로운 사람을 꾸짖어라.
그가 너를 사랑할 것이다.
지혜로운 사람은 가르칠수록 더욱 지혜로워지고
의로운 사람은 가르칠수록 학식이 더할 것이다.

10 주님을 두려워하는 것이 지혜의 근본이며
거룩하신 분을 아는 것이 슬기의 근본이다.
11 지혜가 시키는 대로 살면
네 사는 날이 길어지고
네가 더욱 오래 살 것이다.
12 네가 지혜로우면
그 지혜가 네게 득이 되지만
네가 빈정꾼이면
그 빈정거림으로 너만 고통을 겪을 것이다.

여인, 어리석음이 하는 말

13 어리석음이라는 여자는 수다스럽다.
아는 것이 없으니
부끄러운 줄도 모르고 떠들어 댄다.
14 그 여자는 자기 집 문 앞이나
성읍 높은 곳에 앉아서
15 제 갈 길을 바로 가는 사람들을 불러 말한다.
16 “어리석은 사람아
모두 이리로 들어오너라.”
어리석은 사람에게는 이렇게 말한다.
17 “훔친 물이 더 달고
몰래 먹는 빵이 더 맛있다.”
18 그러나 어리석은 사람은
그 여자의 집에 죽은 사람들만 있는 것을 모른다.
그 여자의 집으로 들어간 사람들이
이미 스올의 깊은 곳에 가 있음을 알지 못한다.

Footnotes

  1. 9:1 일곱 기둥 고대 이스라엘의 많은 집들의 구조는 네 개의 방과 지붕을 받치는 일곱 개의 기둥으로 이루어졌음. 여기서는 지혜가 훌륭하고 견고한 집을 가졌음을 의미하고 있다.

Invitations of Wisdom and Folly

Wisdom has built(A) her house;
    she has set up[a] its seven pillars.
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;(B)
    she has also set her table.(C)
She has sent out her servants, and she calls(D)
    from the highest point of the city,(E)
    “Let all who are simple(F) come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(G) she says,
    “Come,(H) eat my food
    and drink the wine I have mixed.(I)
Leave your simple ways and you will live;(J)
    walk in the way of insight.”(K)

Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(L)
Do not rebuke mockers(M) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(N)
Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(O)

10 The fear of the Lord(P) is the beginning of wisdom,
    and knowledge of the Holy One(Q) is understanding.(R)
11 For through wisdom[b] your days will be many,
    and years will be added to your life.(S)
12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
    if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

13 Folly is an unruly woman;(T)
    she is simple and knows nothing.(U)
14 She sits at the door of her house,
    on a seat at the highest point of the city,(V)
15 calling out(W) 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(X) she says,
17     “Stolen water is sweet;
    food eaten in secret is delicious!(Y)
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
    that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(Z)

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out
  2. Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:

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

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

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

The Way of Wisdom

(A)Wisdom has built her house;
    she has hewn her (B)seven (C)pillars.
She has (D)slaughtered her beasts; she has (E)mixed her wine;
    she has also (F)set her table.
She has (G)sent out her young women to (H)call
    from (I)the highest places in the town,
(J)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    (K)To him who lacks sense she says,
“Come, (L)eat of my bread
    and (M)drink of (N)the wine I have mixed.
Leave (O)your simple ways,[a] and (P)live,
    (Q)and walk in the way of insight.”

Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
(R)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    (S)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Give instruction[b] to a wise man, and he will be (T)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will (U)increase in learning.
10 (V)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and (W)the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
11 For by me (X)your days will be multiplied,
    and years will be added to your life.
12 (Y)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
    if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

The Way of Folly

13 (Z)The woman Folly is (AA)loud;
    she is seductive[c] and (AB)knows nothing.
14 She sits at the door of her house;
    she takes a seat on (AC)the highest places of the town,
15 calling to those who pass by,
    who are (AD)going straight on their way,
16 (AE)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    And to him who lacks sense she says,
17 (AF)“Stolen water is sweet,
    and (AG)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know (AH)that the dead[d] are there,
    that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:6 Or Leave the company of the simple
  2. Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
  3. Proverbs 9:13 Or full of simpleness
  4. Proverbs 9:18 Hebrew Rephaim