1 W isdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

2 S he hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:

3 S he hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

4 W hoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

5 C ome, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

6 L eave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

7 H e that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

8 R eprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

9 G ive instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

10 T he fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

11 F or by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

12 I f thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

13 T he foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

14 A nd she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

15 T o call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

16 W hoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

17 S tolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

18 B ut he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.