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9:1  Wisdom has built her house, She has carved 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 attendants, she calls out 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  Abandon your foolishness and live, And proceed in the way of understanding.”
9:7  One who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And one who rebukes a wicked person gets insults for himself.
9:8  Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you; Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
9:9  Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; Teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.
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 suffer from it.
9:13  A woman of foolishness is boisterous, She has a lack of understanding 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 going straight on their paths:
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.