| Chapter
9 |
| 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. |
