9:1 | | Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: |
9:2 | | She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. |
9:3 | | She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, |
9:4 | | Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, |
9:5 | | Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. |
9:6 | | Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. |
9:7 | | He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. |
9:8 | | Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. |
9:9 | | Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. |
9:10 | | The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. |
9:11 | | For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. |
9:12 | | If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. |
9:13 | | A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. |
9:14 | | For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, |
9:15 | | To call passengers who go right on their ways: |
9:16 | | Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, |
9:17 | | Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. |
9:18 | | But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. |