9:1 Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.
9:2 She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has set her table.
9:3 She has sent out her servant girls. She calls from the highest places in the city,
9:4 "Whoever is gullible turn in here!" She says to a person without sense,
9:5 "Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.
9:6 Stop being gullible and live. Start traveling the road to understanding."
9:7 Whoever corrects a mocker receives abuse. Whoever warns a wicked person gets hurt.
9:8 Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you. Warn a wise person, and he will love you.
9:9 Give [advice] to a wise person, and he will become even wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will learn more.
9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
9:11 You will live longer because of me, and years will be added to your life.
9:12 If you are wise, your wisdom will help you. If you mock, you alone will be held responsible.
9:13 The woman Stupidity is loud, gullible, and ignorant.
9:14 She sits at the doorway of her house. She is enthroned on the high ground of the city
9:15 and calls to those who pass by, those minding their own business,
9:16 "Whoever is gullible turn in here!" She says to a person without sense,
9:17 "Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is tasty."
9:18 But he does not know that the souls of the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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