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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. |
| 6 |
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. |
| 10 |
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. |
