Wisdom Gives a Feast
1 Wisdom has built her house
with its seven columns.
2 She has prepared the meat
and set out the wine.
Her feast is ready.
3 She has sent her servant women
to announce her invitation
from the highest hills:
4 “Everyone who is ignorant
or foolish is invited!
5 All of you are welcome
to my meat and wine.
6 If you want to live,
give up your foolishness
and let understanding
guide your steps.”
True Wisdom
7 Correct a worthless bragger,
and all you will get
are insults and injuries.
8 Any bragger you correct
will only hate you.
But if you correct someone
who has common sense,
you will be loved.
9 If you have good sense,
instruction will help you
to have even better sense.
And if you live right,
education will help you
to know even more.
10 Respect and obey the Lord!
This is the beginning
of wisdom.
To have understanding,
you must know the Holy God.
11 I am Wisdom. If you follow me,
you will live a long time.
12 Good sense is good for you,
but if you brag,
you hurt yourself.
A Foolish Invitation
13 Stupidity is reckless,
senseless, and foolish.
14 She sits in front of her house
and on the highest hills
in the town.
15 She shouts to everyone
who passes by,
16 “If you are stupid,
come on inside!”
And to every fool she says,
17 “Stolen water tastes best,
and the food you eat in secret
tastes best of all.”
18 None who listen to Stupidity
understand that her guests
are as good as dead.
Gudrība ielūdz uz svētkiem
1 Gudrība uzcēla savu namu,
uzcirta tam septiņus stabus,
2 kāva lopus, jauca vīnu,
tad uzklāja mielasta galdu
3 un izsūtīja kalpones; nu viņa sauc
no augšpilsētas augstumiem:
4 kas vientiesis, lai nāk šurp! –
Bezprāšiem viņa saka:
5 nāciet, ēdiet manas maizes,
padzerieties vīna, ko es jaucu!
6 Pametiet vientiesību – tad būsiet dzīvi!
Staigājiet saprašanas ceļu!
Gudrības padomi
7 Kas bezkauņu rāj, tas dabū negodu,
kas ļaundari pamāca, tam – paļas.
8 Nemāci bezkauņu, jo tas nīdīs tevi,
pamāci taisno, un tas mīlēs tevi.
9 Dod gudrajam – būs vēl gudrāks,
māci taisno – tas pieņemsies zināšanā.
10 Gudrības sākums ir bijāt Kungu,
un zināt Svēto ir saprašana.
11 Manī tiks vairotas tavas dienas
un pielikti tev mūža gadi.
12 Ja tu gudrs – tu gudrs pats sev,
ja tu pulgo, vien tev to nest.
Muļķības ielūgums un padomi
13 Muļķība – ķildīga sieva,
vientiese, kurai nerūp nenieka,
14 tā sēž pie sava nama sliekšņa,
augšpilsētā nosēžas krēslā,
15 sauc tiem, kas garām iet,
kas steidzas savos ceļos:
16 kas vientiesis, lai nāk šurp! –
Bezprāšiem viņa saka:
17 zagts ūdens – cik salds,
un slepena maize ir tīkama!
18 Un tas nezina, ka viņas viesi
ir ēnas šeola ielejās.
