Prov. ix. 13–17, according to the Septuagint, where, in verse 13, פתיות is rendered ἐνδεὴς ψωμοῦ, “in want of a morsel of bread,” as if from פת or פתות, a morsel. The form of the word, however, as well as the Masoretic pointing, shows its connection with פתי in the sense of “simplicity” or “folly” personified. And again in verse 17, the LXX. have partly inverted the Hebrew order of the words, and translate ימתקו (“are sweet”) in its active sense of “taste with relish” (or pleasure), as if it were מתקו, Imperative; and read ינעם (“is sweet”) in the last clause, as if it were נעים or נעם, “sweet,” or “sweetness:” hence Augustin’s rendering above. The Vulgate corresponds more nearly with the Hebrew and our English version.—Tr.