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9:1  Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out her seven pillars:
9:2  She has killed her sacrifice; she has mingled her wine; and she has furnished her table.
9:3  She has sent forth her maidens; she cries upon the highest places of the city,
9:4  whosoever is simple, let him turn in here; as for those that lack understanding, {Heb. lacking of heart} she saith unto him,
9:5  Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
9:6  Forsake that which is foolish and live and go in the way of understanding.
9:7  He that chastens a scorner brings shame unto himself, and he that chastens a wicked man brings himself a blot.
9:8  Chasten not a scorner lest he hate thee; chasten a wise man, and he will love thee.
9:9  Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
9:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
9:11  For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
9:12  If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
9:13  A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple and knows nothing.
9:14  For she sits at the door of her house on a seat in the high places of the city
9:15  to call to those who pass by the way, to those who straighten their ways;
9:16  Whosoever is simple, let him turn in here; and as for him that lacks understanding, she saith unto him:
9:17  Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
9:18  But he does not know that the dead are there and that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.