Proverbs 9:10-18

¹⁰The commencement of wisdom is the fear of the Lord; and the knowledge of the Most Holy One is understanding.

¹¹For through me shall thy days be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased unto thee.

¹²If thou art become wise, thou art wise for thyself; but if thou art a scorner, thou alone wilt have to bear it.”

¹³The woman of folly is noisy: she is simple, and knoweth not what to do.

¹⁴And she sitteth at the door of her house, upon a chair in the high places of the town.

¹⁵To call the wayfarers who go straight forward on their paths.

¹⁶Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; and as for him that is void of sense, she saith to him,

¹⁷“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”

¹⁸But he knoweth not that the departed are there; that in the depths of the nether world are her guests.