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9:1  Wisdom has built her house. She has set up its seven pillars.
9:2  She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine. She has also set her table.
9:3  She has sent out her servants. She calls out from the highest point of the city.
9:4  She says, “Let all who are childish come to my house!” She speaks to those who have no sense. She says,
9:5  “Come and eat my food. Drink the wine I have mixed.
9:6  Leave your childish ways and you will live. Walk in the way of understanding.”
9:7  When you correct someone who makes fun of others, you might be laughed at. When you warn a sinner, you might get hurt.
9:8  Don’t warn those who make fun of others, or they will hate you. Warn those who are wise, and they will love you.
9:9  Teach a wise person, and they will become even wiser. Teach a person who does right, and they will learn even more.
9:10  If you want to become wise, you must begin by respecting the Lord. To know the Holy One is to gain understanding.
9:11  Through wisdom, you will live a long time. Years will be added to your life.
9:12  If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you. If you make fun of others, you alone will suffer.
9:13  The woman called Foolishness is wild. She is childish and knows nothing.
9:14  She sits at the door of her house. She sits at the highest point of the city.
9:15  She calls out to those who pass by. She calls out to those who go straight on their way. She says,
9:16  “Let all who are childish come to my house!” She speaks to those who have no sense.
9:17  She says, “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret tastes good!”
9:18  But they don’t know that dead people are there. They don’t know that her guests are deep in the place of the dead.