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¹ Wisdom has built her house;
    she has hewn her seven pillars.
² She has slaughtered her slaughtering, mixed her wine,
    and also set her table.
³ She has sent her servant girls,^[a] she calls
    upon the wings of the high places of town,
⁴ "Whoever is simple, let him turn here."
    As for the one who lacks sense,^[b] she says to him,
⁵ "Come, eat with my bread;
    drink with the wine I have mixed.
⁶ Lay aside simplicity and live;
    walk in the way of understanding."
⁷ He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself,
    and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt.^[c]
8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
    rebuke the wise and he will love you.
⁹ Give to a wise one and he will become more wise;
    teach^[d] a righteous one and he will increase learning.

¹⁰ The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh,
    and knowledge of the Holy One,^[e] insight.
¹¹ For by me your days shall increase,
    and years of life shall multiply for you.
¹² If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
    and if you scoff, alone you shall bear it.
¹³ A woman of foolishness is loud,
    simple, and does not know it.^[f]
14 She sits at the door of her house,
    upon a throne at the high places of town,
¹⁵ in order to call to those who pass by the road,
    those who go straight on their way:
¹⁶ "Whoever is simple, may he turn here!"
    As for he who lacks sense,^[g] she says to him,
¹⁷ "Stolen waters are sweet,
    and bread of secrecy is pleasant."
¹⁸ But he does not know that the dead^[h] are there,
    in the depths of Sheol^[i] are her guests.