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1
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Wisdom has built her house; she has made it strong with seven columns. |
2
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She has cooked meat, mixed wine, and put food on the table. |
3
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She has sent her servant girls to announce from the highest hill in the city, |
4
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"Whoever needs instruction, come." She invites all the simple people and says, |
5
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"Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have prepared. |
6
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Leave your old, foolish ways and live! Advance along the path of understanding." |
7
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Criticize a person who is rude and shows no respect, and you will only get insults. Correct the wicked, and you will only get hurt. |
8
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Don't correct such people, or they will hate you. But correct those who are wise, and they will love you. |
9
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Teach the wise, and they will become wiser. Instruct those who live right, and they will gain more knowledge. |
10
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Wisdom begins with fear and respect for the Lord. Knowledge of the Holy One leads to understanding. |
11
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Wisdom will help you live longer; she will add years to your life. |
12
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If you become wise, it will be for your own good. If you are rude and show no respect, you are the one who will suffer. |
13
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Foolishness is that other woman, who is loud, stupid, and knows nothing. |
14
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She sits on her chair at the door of her house, up on the highest hill of the city. |
15
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When people walk by, she calls out to them. They show no interest in her, but still she says, |
16
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"Whoever needs instruction, come." She invites all the simple people and says, |
17
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"Stolen water is sweet. Stolen bread tastes good." |
18
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Those simple people don't realize that her house is full of ghosts and that her guests have entered the world of the dead. |