Proverbs [Sayings] 9:1-10

¹Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.

²She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.

³She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:

⁴“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵“Come, eat some of my bread, drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will 'ahav ·affectionately love· you.

⁹Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a upright man, and he will increase in learning.

¹⁰The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.