Wisdom has abuilt
her house
, She has hewn
out her seven
pillars
;
She has 1 aprepared her food
, she has bmixed
her wine
; She has also
cset
her table
;
She has asent out her maidens
, she bcalls
From the ctops
of the heights
of the city
:
" aWhoever is 1naive
, let him turn
in here
!" To him who
blacks
2understanding
she says
,
"Come, aeat
of my food
And drink
of the wine
I have mixed
.
" 1Forsake your folly
and alive
, And bproceed
in the way
of understanding
."
He who acorrects a scoffer
gets
dishonor
for himself, And he who reproves
a wicked
man
gets 1insults
for himself.
aDo not reprove a scoffer
, or
he will hate
you, bReprove
a wise
man
and he will love
you.
Give instruction to a wise
man
and he will be still
wiser
, Teach
a righteous
man
and he will aincrease
his learning
.
The afear of the LORD
is the beginning
of wisdom
, And the knowledge
of the Holy
One
is understanding
.
For aby me your days will be multiplied
, And years
of life
will be added
to you.
If you are wise
, you are wise
afor yourself, And if you bscoff
, you alone
will bear
it.
The 1woman of folly
is aboisterous
, She is 2naive
and bknows
nothing
.
She sits at the doorway
of her house
, On a seat
by athe high
places
of the city
,
Calling to those who pass
by, Who are making
their paths
straight
:
" aWhoever is 1naive
, let him turn
in here
," And to him who
lacks
2understanding
she says
,
"Stolen water
is sweet
; And abread
eaten in secret
is pleasant
."
But he does not know that the 1dead
are there
, That her guests
are in the adepths
of Sheol
.