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Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
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She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
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She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
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Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
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Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
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Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
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He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.
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Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
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Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
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The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
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If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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The foolish woman is clamorous; [She is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
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And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
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To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
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Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
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Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
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But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
ASV: American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.