Proverbs 9:14-17 in English

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

¹⁵ To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

¹⁶ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

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

¹⁴ She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,

¹⁵ calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;

¹⁶ saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,

¹⁷ Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.

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.

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.

¹⁴ She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,

¹⁵ calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;

¹⁶ saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that lack prudence, saying,

¹⁷ Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.

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

¹⁵ To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways,

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

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

¹⁴ They sit at the doors of their houses or they sit on the top of the hills in the town,

¹⁵ and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,

¹⁶ “You people who need to understand more, come into my house!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,

¹⁷ “ Just as water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much.”

¹⁴ She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,

¹⁵ calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;

¹⁶ saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that lack prudence, saying,

¹⁷ Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

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.

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

¹⁵ to call passers-by who go right on their ways:

¹⁶ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,

¹⁷ Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.

¹⁴ Sat at the door of her house, upon a seat, in a high place of the city,

¹⁵ To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey:

¹⁶ He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:

¹⁷ Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the town,

¹⁵ calling out to those passing by, going about their business,

¹⁶ “Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”

¹⁴ But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,

¹⁵ To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,

¹⁶ Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,

¹⁷ Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.

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

¹⁵ To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:

¹⁶ 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

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

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.

¹⁴ And she sitteth at the door of her house, upon a chair in the high places of the town.

¹⁵ To call the wayfarers who go straight forward on their paths.

¹⁶ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; and as for him that is void of sense, she saith to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”

¹⁴ She sits at the doors of her house, On a seat openly in the streets,

¹⁵ Calling to passers by, And to those that are going right on their ways;

¹⁶ saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; And I exhort those that want prudence, saying,

¹⁷ Take and enjoy secret bread, And the sweet water of theft.

¹⁴ She sitteth at the door of her house, Upon a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ To call aloud to those that pass by, Who go straight forward in their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” And to him that is void of understanding she saith,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the highest places of the town.

¹⁵ She is calling out to those who pass by in the streets, to people walking straight on their way.

¹⁶ “Let anyone who is naive turn aside here,” she says to those who have no sense.

¹⁷ “Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is delicious.”

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

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 Whoever 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.

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

¹⁶ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

¹⁴ sitteth in the doors of her house, on a seat, in an high place of the city;

¹⁵ to call men passing by the way, and men going in their journey.

¹⁶ Who is a little man in wit; bow he to me. And she spake to a coward or to the sorry-hearted,

¹⁷ Waters of theft be sweeter, and bread hid is sweeter. Stolen waters be sweeter, and hid bread more sweet.

¹⁴ sitteth in the doors of her house (or sitteth at the door of her house), on a seat, in an high place of the city;

¹⁵ to call men passing by the way, and men going in their journey. (to call to men passing by the way, and to men going on their journey.)

¹⁶ Who is a little man in wit; bow he to me, (or And she saith to herself, Who is a man of little intelligence; turn he unto me). And she spake to a coward, (and said),

¹⁷ Waters of theft be sweeter, and bread hid is sweeter. (Stolen water is sweeter, and hidden bread is sweeter.)

¹⁴ And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne — the high places of the city,

¹⁵ To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight on their paths.

¹⁶ 'Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said to him,

¹⁷ 'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'