Proverbs 9:3-6 in English

³ She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

⁵ Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

³ She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,

⁴ Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that want understanding she says,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.

⁶ Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

³ She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

³ She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

³ She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,

⁴ Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that lack understanding she says,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.

⁶ Leave folly, that you° may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

³ She hath sent forth her maidens, she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

⁵ Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.

³ It is as though then she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,

⁴ “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, it is as though she calls out,

⁵ “Come and eat the food that I have prepared, and drink the good wine that I have mixed!

⁶ ◄Leave/Go away from► other foolish people, and if you do that, you will continue to live. Walk on the road that will enable you to ◄have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true►.”

³ She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,

⁴ Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that lack understanding she says,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.

⁶ Leave folly, that you° may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

³ She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

³ She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

³ She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

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.

³ she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,

⁵ Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

³ She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city:

⁴ Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said:

⁵ Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.

⁶ Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.

³ She has sent out her servant girls with invitations. She calls out from the highest places of the town,

⁴ “Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,

⁵ “Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.

⁶ Leave your foolish ways and you will live; follow the path that makes sense.”

³ She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,

⁴ Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,

⁵ Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.

⁶ Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.

³ She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:

⁴ 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

⁵ 'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.

³ She hath sent forth her maidens: She crieth upon the highest places of the city,

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake the foolish, and live; And go in the way of understanding.

³ She hath sent forth her maidens: she inviteth her guests upon the top of the highest places of the town.

⁴ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that is void of sense, she saith to him,

⁵ “Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake simplicity, and live; and go onward on the way of understanding.

³ She has sent forth her servants, Calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,

⁴ Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: And to them that want understanding she says,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, And drink wine which I have mingled for you.

⁶ Leave folly, that ye may reign forever; And seek wisdom, And improve understanding by knowledge.

³ She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth aloud upon the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” To him that is void of understanding she saith,

⁵ “Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled!

⁶ Forsake folly, and live! And go forward in the way of understanding!

³ She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

³ She has sent out her maids; she calls out from the highest points of the city,

⁴ “Who is naive? Let him turn aside here!” To the one lacking good sense she speaks.

⁵ “Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.

⁶ Leave your naive actions and live; walk in the path of understanding.

³ She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

³ She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

³ She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

⁴ Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

³ She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

³ She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴ “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

³ He sent his handmaids, that they should call to the tower; and to the walls of the city.

⁴ If any man is little in wit, come he to me. And wisdom spake to unwise men,

⁵ Come ye, eat ye my bread; and drink ye the wine, which I have meddled or mingled to you.

⁶ Forsake ye young childhood, and live ye; and go ye by the way of prudence.

³ He sent his handmaids (or He sent forth his servantesses), that they should call to the tower; and to the walls of the city.

⁴ If any man is little (in wit), come he to me. And wisdom spake to unwise men, (and said), (And that they should say, If any one hath little intelligence, come he to me. And then wisdom spoke to the unwise, and said,)

⁵ Come ye, eat ye my bread; and drink ye the wine, which I have meddled to you, (or and drink ye the wine, in which I have mixed in spices for you).

⁶ Forsake ye young childhood, and live ye; and go ye by the way of prudence. (Abandon ye foolishness, and have life; and go ye on the way of understanding.)

³ She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:

⁴ 'Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

⁵ 'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.