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The Way of Wisdom
Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn her seven pillars.
Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn her seven pillars.
The Way of Wisdom
Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.
she has also set her table.
she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table;
She has sent out her young women to call
from the highest places in the town,
from the highest places in the town,
she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
To him who lacks sense she says,
To him who lacks sense she says,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,
“Come, eat of my bread
and drink of the wine I have mixed.
and drink of the wine I have mixed.
Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.
Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.
For by me your days will be multiplied,
and years will be added to your life.
and years will be added to your life.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
The Way of Folly
The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.
The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.
She sits at the door of her house;
she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,
she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,
And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
calling to those who pass by,
who are going straight on their way,
who are going straight on their way,
to call passers-by who go right on their ways:
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks sense she says,
And to him who lacks sense she says,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
“Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.