| 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. |
