| 章 |
| 9:1 |
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;
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| 9:2 |
She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;
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| 9:3 |
She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the tops of the heights of the city:
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| 9:4 |
"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding she says,
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| 9:5 |
"Come, eat of my food And drink of the wine I have mixed.
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| 9:6 |
"Forsake your folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding."
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| 9:7 |
He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.
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| 9:8 |
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
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| 9:9 |
Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.
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| 9:10 |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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| 9:11 |
For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
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| 9:12 |
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
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| 9:13 |
The woman of folly is boisterous, She is naive and knows nothing.
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| 9:14 |
She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,
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| 9:15 |
Calling to those who pass by, Who are making their paths straight:
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| 9:16 |
"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says,
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| 9:17 |
"Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant."
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| 9:18 |
But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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