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9:1  Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;
9:2  She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;
9:3  She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the tops of the heights of the city:
9:4  "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding she says,
9:5  "Come, eat of my food And drink of the wine I have mixed.
9:6  "Forsake your folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding."
9:7  He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.
9:8  Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
9:9  Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.
9:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
9:11  For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
9:12  If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
9:13  The woman of folly is boisterous, She is naive and knows nothing.
9:14  She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,
9:15  Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight:
9:16  "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says,
9:17  "Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant."
9:18  But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.