Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars;
2she has killed her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
3She has sent out her young women; she cries upon the highest places of the city,
4The simple one, let him turn in here. To one lacking heart, she says to him,
5Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.
6Forsake the foolish and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7One rebuking a scorner gets shame to himself; and one rebuking a wicked one gets himself a blemish.
8Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you; give to a wise man, and he will love you.
9Give to a wise one, and he will be still wiser; teach a just one, and he will increase in learning.
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11For by Me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall he increased.
12If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself; but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.
13A foolish woman is noisy; she is simple and knows nothing.
14For she sits at the door of her house, in a seat in the high places of the city,
15to call those who pass by, who are going straight on their ways;
16The simple one, let him turn in here. And to one lacking heart, she says to him,
17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But he does not know that the dead are there; her guests are in the depths of hell.