1 Išmintis pasistatė namus, išsikirto septynias kolonas.

2 Ji papjovė gyvulius, sumaišė vyną ir, padengusi stalą,

3 pasiuntė tarnaites šaukti miesto aukščiausiose vietose:

4 "Neišmanėliai, ateikite!" Kam trūksta supratimo, ji sako:

5 "Ateikite, valgykite mano duonos ir gerkite vyno, kurį sumaišiau.

6 Atsisakykite kvailystės ir gyvenkite; eikite supratimo keliu".

7 Kas bara niekintoją, susilauks gėdos; sudraudęs nedorėlį, užsitrauksi dėmę.

8 Nebark niekintojo, kad jis neimtų tavęs neapkęsti; sudrausk išmintingą, ir jis mylės tave.

9 Patark išmintingam, ir jis taps dar išmintingesnis; pamokyk teisųjį, ir jo pažinimas išaugs.

10 Viešpaties baimė­išminties pradžia, o Šventojo pažinimas­supratimas.

11 Per mane padaugės tavo dienų, bus pridėta gyvenimo metų.

12 Jei esi išmintingas, esi išmintingas pats sau; jei niekintojas, pats ir nukentėsi.

13 Kvaila moteris yra triukšmadarė, neišmananti ir nieko nežino.

14 Ji sėdi kėdėje prie savo namų, aukštose miesto vietose,

15 ir kviečia visus, kurie eina savo keliais:

16 "Neišmanėliai, ateikite!" Kam trūksta supratimo, ji sako:

17 "Vogtas vanduo yra saldesnis, o duona, valgoma slaptoje, skanesnė".

18 Jie nežino, kad ten mirusieji, ir jos svečiai pragaro gelmėse.

1 Wisdom has made her house, putting up her seven pillars.

2 She has put her fat beasts to death; her wine is mixed, her table is ready.

3 She has sent out her women-servants; her voice goes out to the highest places of the town, saying,

4 Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

5 Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.

6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

8 Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

11 For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

13 The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.

14 Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,

15 Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says:

16 Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

17 Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

18 But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.