| Chapter 9 |
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 is] simple, 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. |