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Proverbs 9
New King James Version
Proverbs 9
New King James Version
The Way of Wisdom
9 Wisdom has (A)built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;
2 (B)She has slaughtered her meat,
(C)She has mixed her wine,
She has also [a]furnished her table.
3 She has sent out her maidens,
She cries out from the highest places of the city,
4 “Whoever(D) is simple, let him turn in here!”
As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
5 “Come,(E) eat of my bread
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.
7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8 (F)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
(G)Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (H)and he will increase in learning.
10 “The(I) fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 (J)For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12 (K)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”
The Way of Folly
13 (L)A foolish woman is [b]clamorous;
She is simple, and knows nothing.
14 For she sits at the door of her house,
On a seat (M)by the highest places of the city,
15 To call to those who pass by,
Who go straight on their way:
16 “Whoever(N) is [c]simple, let him turn in here”;
And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
17 “Stolen(O) water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that (P)the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of [d]hell.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:2 arranged
- Proverbs 9:13 boisterous
- Proverbs 9:16 naive
- Proverbs 9:18 Or Sheol
Proverbes 9
La Bible du Semeur
Proverbes 9
La Bible du Semeur
Le festin de la Sagesse
9 La Sagesse a bâti une maison,
et elle en a taillé ╵les sept colonnes.
2 Elle a apprêté une bête ╵et elle a préparé son vin[a].
Déjà, elle a dressé sa table.
3 Elle a envoyé ses servantes ╵pour lancer ses invitations,
elle appelle du haut des lieux ╵les plus élevés de la ville :
4 « Approchez donc, ╵vous qui n’avez pas d’expérience ! »
A ceux qui manquent de bon sens, ╵elle déclare :
5 « Venez et mangez de mon pain
et buvez du vin que j’ai préparé.
6 Vous qui êtes inexpérimentés ╵détournez-vous de ce chemin ╵et vous vivrez[b].
Dirigez-vous ╵sur la voie de l’intelligence.
Le moqueur et le sage
7 Corriger un moqueur, ╵c’est s’attirer la confusion
et reprendre un méchant, ╵s’attirer un affront.
8 Ne reprends donc pas le moqueur, ╵car il te haïra ;
si tu reprends un sage, ╵il t’en aimera davantage.
9 Oui, donne des conseils au sage, ╵et il sera plus sage encore.
Instruis le juste, ╵il enrichira son savoir.
10 La sagesse commence ╵par la crainte de l’Eternel[c],
et la science des saints[d], ╵c’est le discernement.
11 Grâce à moi, la Sagesse, ╵tes jours seront multipliés
et des années ╵seront ajoutées à ta vie[e].
12 Si tu es sage, ╵c’est toi qui en profiteras,
mais si tu es moqueur, ╵tu en supporteras ╵toi seul les conséquences. »
Le festin de la Folie
13 Dame Folie est bien bruyante,
elle est sans expérience, ╵elle n’y connaît rien[f].
14 Elle s’assied ╵à la porte de sa maison,
elle place son siège ╵aux points les plus élevés de la ville,
15 pour interpeller les passants
qui vont droit leur chemin.
16 « Approchez donc, ╵vous qui n’avez pas d’expérience ! »
A ceux qui manquent de bon sens, ╵elle déclare :
17 « Les eaux dérobées sont plus douces,
et le pain mangé en secret ╵est savoureux. »
18 Mais ils ne savent pas ╵que chez elle se rassemblent les morts
et que ses invités ╵sont déjà au séjour des morts.
Footnotes
- 9.2 En Orient, on mélangeait diverses épices (cannelle, myrrhe) au vin pour lui donner plus de goût (Es 5.22).
- 9.6 Les versions anciennes ont : Ne restez pas dans l’inexpérience.
- 9.10 Voir 1.7 et note.
- 9.10 D’autres comprennent : et connaître le Dieu saint.
- 9.11 Voir 3.18.
- 9.13 L’ancienne version grecque a lu : elle ne connaît pas la honte.
Proverbs 9
New International Version
Proverbs 9
New International Version
Invitations of Wisdom and Folly
9 Wisdom has built(A) her house;
she has set up[a] its seven pillars.
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;(B)
she has also set her table.(C)
3 She has sent out her servants, and she calls(D)
from the highest point of the city,(E)
4 “Let all who are simple(F) come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(G) she says,
5 “Come,(H) eat my food
and drink the wine I have mixed.(I)
6 Leave your simple ways and you will live;(J)
walk in the way of insight.”(K)
7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(L)
8 Do not rebuke mockers(M) or they will hate you;
rebuke the wise and they will love you.(N)
9 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
- Proverbs 9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out
- Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me
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