1 W isdom has built her house; she has hewn out and set up her seven pillars.

LA sabiduría edificó su casa, Labró sus siete columnas;

2 S he has killed her beasts, she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

Mató sus víctimas, templó su vino, Y puso su mesa.

3 S he has sent out her maids to cry from the highest places of the town:

Envió sus criadas; Sobre lo más alto de la ciudad clamó:

4 W hoever is simple (easily led astray and wavering), let him turn in here! As for him who lacks understanding, Wisdom says to him,

Cualquiera simple, venga acá. A los faltos de cordura dijo:

5 C ome, eat of my bread and drink of the wine which I have mixed.

Venid, comed mi pan, Y bebed del vino que yo he templado.

6 L eave off, simple ones and live! And walk in the way of insight and understanding.

Dejad las simplezas, y vivid; Y andad por el camino de la inteligencia.

7 H e who rebukes a scorner heaps upon himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man gets for himself bruises.

El que corrige al escarnecedor, afrenta se acarrea: El que reprende al impío, se atrae mancha.

8 R eprove not a scorner, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

No reprendas al escarnecedor, porque no te aborrezca: Corrige al sabio, y te amará.

9 G ive instruction to a wise man and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man (one upright and in right standing with God) and he will increase in learning.

Da al sabio, y será más sabio: Enseña al justo, y acrecerá su saber.

10 T he reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning (the chief and choice part) of Wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight and understanding.

El temor de Jehová es el principio de la sabiduría; Y la ciencia de los santos es inteligencia.

11 F or by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.

Porque por mí se aumentarán tus días, Y años de vida se te añadirán.

12 I f you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scorn, you alone will bear it and pay the penalty.

Si fueres sabio, para ti lo serás: Mas si fueres escarnecedor, pagarás tú solo.

13 T he foolish woman is noisy; she is simple and open to all forms of evil, she knows nothing whatever.

La mujer loca es alborotadora; Es simple é ignorante.

14 F or she sits at the door of her house or on a seat in the conspicuous places of the town,

Siéntase en una silla á la puerta de su casa, En lo alto de la ciudad,

15 C alling to those who pass by, who go uprightly on their way:

Para llamar á los que pasan por el camino, Que van por sus caminos derechos.

16 W hoever is simple (wavering and easily led astray), let him turn in here! And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

Cualquiera simple, dice, venga acá. A los faltos de cordura dijo:

17 S tolen waters (pleasures) are sweet; and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Las aguas hurtadas son dulces, Y el pan comido en oculto es suave.

18 B ut he knows not that the shades of the dead are there, and that her invited guests are in the depths of Sheol (the lower world, Hades, the place of the dead).

Y no saben que allí están los muertos; Que sus convidados están en los profundos de la sepultura.