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9:1  Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
9:2  She has slain her animals and mixed her wine, and she has spread her table.
9:3  She has sent forth her maidservants and proclaimed from the heights of the city,
9:4  “Let those who are simple turn in here.” To the person without understanding she says,
9:5  “Come and partake of my food, and taste the wine that I have prepared!
9:6  Abandon foolishness so that you may live; walk in the way of understanding.
9:7  “If you correct an arrogant man, you invite insults; if you rebuke a wicked man, you incur abuse.
9:8  If you reprove an insolent man, he will hate you; if you reprove a wise man, he will love you.
9:9  Instruct a wise man, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will advance in learning.
9:10  “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
9:11  For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
9:12  If you are wise, it is to your advantage; if you are arrogant, you alone will bear the blame.”
9:13  The woman Folly acts impulsively; she is undisciplined and lacking in knowledge.
9:14  She sits at the door of her house, upon a seat commanding the city,
9:15  calling out to the passers-by who are hurrying on their straight way,
9:16  “You who are simple, turn in here.” To the fool she says,
9:17  “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret tastes good.”
9:18  But little does he know that the dead are there and that her guests are headed for the netherworld.