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9:1  Wisdom has built her house. She has made its seven columns.
9:2  She has prepared her food and wine. She has set her table.
9:3  She has sent out her servant girls. She calls out from the highest place in the city.
9:4  She says to those who are not wise, “Come in here, you foolish people!
9:5  Come and eat my food. And drink the wine I have prepared.
9:6  Stop your foolish ways, and you will live. Be a person of understanding.
9:7  “If you correct someone who makes fun of wisdom, you will get insulted. If you correct an evil person, you will get hurt.
9:8  Do not correct someone who makes fun of wisdom, or he will hate you. But correct a wise man, and he will love you.
9:9  Teach a wise man, and he will become even wiser. Teach a good man, and he will learn even more.
9:10  “Wisdom begins with respect for the Lord. And understanding begins with knowing God, the Holy One.
9:11  If you live wisely, you will live a long time. Wisdom will add years to your life.
9:12  The wise person is rewarded by his wisdom. But a person who makes fun of wisdom will suffer for it.”
9:13  Foolishness is like a loud woman. She does not have wisdom or knowledge.
9:14  She sits at the door of her house. It is at the highest place in the city.
9:15  She calls out to those who are passing by. They are minding their own business.
9:16  She says to those who are not wise, “Come in here, you foolish people!
9:17  Stolen water is sweeter. Stolen food tastes better.”
9:18  But these people don’t know that everyone dies who goes there. They don’t realize that her guests are deep in the grave.