[1] Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
[2] She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
[3] She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
[4] “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
[5] “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
[6] Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
[7] He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
[8] Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
[9] Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
[10] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
[11] For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
[12] If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
[13] The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
[14] She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
[15] calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
[16] “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
[17] “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
[18] But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.