Proverbs 9:10-13

¹⁰The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the counsel of saints is understanding:

^10aFor to know the law is the character of a sound mind.

¹¹For in this way thou shalt live long, And years of thy life shall be added to thee.

¹²Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbors; And if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil.

^12aHe that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, And the same will pursue birds in their flight:

^12bFor he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, And he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray;

^12cAnd he goes through a dry desert, And a land appointed to drought, And he gathers barrenness with his hands.

¹³A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, Comes to want a morsel.