| 1 | Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; | |
| 2 | She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table. | |
| 3 | She has sent out her maidens, She cries out from the highest places of the city, | |
| 4 | "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, | |
| 5 | "Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed. | |
| 6 | Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding. | |
| 7 | "He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. | |
| 8 | Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. | |
| 9 | Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still 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 One is understanding. | |
| 11 | For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you. | |
| 12 | If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone." | |
| 13 | A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing. | |
| 14 | For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city, | |
| 15 | To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way: | |
| 16 | "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here"; And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, | |
| 17 | "Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant." | |
| 18 | But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell. | |