| Chapter 9
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1 | Wisdom hath
builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: |
2 | She hath killed her beasts; she
hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. |
3 | She hath sent forth her maidens:
she crieth upon the highest places of the city, |
4 | Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as
for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, |
5 | Come, eat of my bread, and drink of
the wine which I have mingled. |
6 | Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of
understanding. |
7 |
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a
wicked man getteth himself a blot. |
8 | Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise
man, and he will love thee. |
9
| Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a
just man, and he will increase in learning. |
10 | The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. |
11 | For by me thy days shall be
multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. |
12 | If thou be wise, thou shalt be
wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. |
13 | A foolish woman is
clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. |
14 | For she sitteth at the door of her house, on
a seat in the high places of the city, |
15 | To call passengers who go right on their
ways: |
16 | Whoso
is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding,
she saith to him, |
17 |
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. |
18 | But he knoweth not
that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. |
