[1] Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars: [2] She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table: [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. [7] He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot. [8] Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. [9] Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, 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 thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased. [12] If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it. [13] The foolish woman is clamorous; She issimple, and knoweth nothing. [14] And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city, [15] To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways: [16] Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him, [17] Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant. [18] But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
