9: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
9: 3 She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
9: 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
9: 5 Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
9: 6 95Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
95Or, Forsake the simple, and live;
9: 7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
9: 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9: 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
9: 10 The awe of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.
9: 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
9: 12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
9: 13 96The foolish woman is clamorous; She is 97simple, and knoweth nothing.
96Or, Folly is clamorous;
97Hb. simplicity,
9: 14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
9: 15 To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
9: 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
9: 17 Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
9: 18 But he knoweth not that 98the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
98Or, the shades Hb. Rephaim
