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9:1  2 Wisdom calleth all to her feast. 7 The scorner will not be corrected. 10 The fear of God. 13 The conditions of the harlot. Wisdom hath built her house, and hewn out her seven pillars.
9:2  She hath killed her victuals, drawn her wine, and prepared her table.
9:3  She hath sent forth her maidens, and crieth upon the highest places of the city, saying,
9:4  Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisdom, she saith,
9:5  Come, and eat of my meat, and drink of the wine that I have drawn.
9:6  Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall live: and walk in the way of understanding.
9:7  He that reproveth a scorner, purchaseth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himself a blot.
9:8  Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9:9  Give admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
9:10  The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is understanding.
9:11  For thy days shall be multiplied by me, and the years of thy life shall be augmented.
9:12  If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
9:13  A foolish woman is troublesome; she is ignorant and knoweth nothing.
9:14  But she sitteth at the door of her house on a seat in the high places of the city,
9:15  To call them that pass by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
9:16  Who so is simple let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisdom, she saith also,
9:17  Stolen waters are sweet, and hid bread is pleasant.
9:18  But he knoweth not, that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depth of hell.