3She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth aloud upon the highest places of the city:
4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” To him that is void of understanding she saith,
5“Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled!
6Forsake folly, and live! And go forward in the way of understanding!
7“He who correcteth a scoffer Bringeth shame upon himself; And he who rebuketh the wicked Bringeth upon himself a stain.
8Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Most Holy is understanding.