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9:1 | Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars. |
9:2 | She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. |
9:3 | She has sent out her maids, and she calls from the highest point of the city. |
9:4 | Let all who are simple come in here! she says to those who lack judgment. |
9:5 | Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed. |
9:6 | Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of understanding. |
9:7 | Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse. |
9:8 | Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you. |
9:9 | Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning. |
9:10 | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
9:11 | For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. |
9:12 | If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer." |
9:13 | The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge. |
9:14 | She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city, |
9:15 | calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way. |
9:16 | Let all who are simple come in here! she says to those who lack judgment. |
9:17 | Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious! |
9:18 | But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave. |
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