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¹ Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars;² she has slaughtered her slaughter; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.³ She has sent out her maidens; she cries on the highest places of the city;⁴ The simple one, turn in here; and to one lacking heart, she says to him,⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine I have mixed.⁶ Forsake the foolish, and live, and go in the way of understanding.⁷ He who reproves a scorner gets shame to himself; and he who rebukes a wicked man gets his own blot.⁸ Do not reprove a scorner, that he not hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.⁹ Give to a wise one, and he will be more wise; teach a just one, and he will increase in learning.¹⁰ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.¹¹ For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.¹² If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself, but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it .

¹³ A foolish woman is noisy; she is thoughtless, and she knows not what.¹⁴ And she sits at the door of her house, in a seat in the high places of the city,¹⁵ to call those who pass by, who are going straight on their ways,¹⁶ The simple one, let him turn in here; and to the one lacking heart, she says to him,¹⁷ Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.¹⁸ But he does not know that the departed spirits are there; her guests are in the depths of hell.