41 lines
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41 lines
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# Chapter 9
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1 Wisdom has built her house;
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she has carved its seven columns.
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2 She has prepared a great banquet,
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mixed the wines, and set the table.
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3 She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.
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She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
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4 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
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To those who lack good judgment, she says,
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5 “Come, eat my food,
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and drink the wine I have mixed.
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6 Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;
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learn to use good judgment.”
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7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
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Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
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8 So don’t bother correcting mockers;
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they will only hate you.
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But correct the wise,
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and they will love you.
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9 Instruct the wise,
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and they will be even wiser.
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Teach the righteous,
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and they will learn even more.
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10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
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Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
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11 Wisdom will multiply your days
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and add years to your life.
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12 If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
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If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
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13 The woman named Folly is brash.
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She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.
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14 She sits in her doorway
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on the heights overlooking the city.
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15 She calls out to men going by
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who are minding their own business.
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16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
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To those who lack good judgment, she says,
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17 “Stolen water is refreshing;
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food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
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18 But little do they know that the dead are there.
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Her guests are in the depths of the grave. |