1Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. (太16:18; 弗2:20; 提前3:15; 彼前2:5; 启1:4)2She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. (诗23:5; 箴23:30; 歌8:2; 太22:4; 路14:17)3She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town, (诗68:11; 箴8:1; 箴8:2; 箴9:14; 太10:27; 太22:3; 太23:34)4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says, (箴6:32; 箴9:16; 太11:25; 林前1:26)5“Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. (箴9:2; 歌5:1; 赛55:1; 约6:27; 约7:37)6Leave your simple ways,[1] and live, and walk in the way of insight.” (箴1:4; 箴9:11; 箴23:19)7Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. (诗141:5; 太7:6)9Give instruction[2] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. (箴1:5; 太13:12)10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. (箴1:7; 箴30:3)11For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. (箴3:2; 箴10:27)12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it. (伯22:2; 林前3:8; 加6:5)
The Way of Folly
13The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive[3] and knows nothing. (箴5:6; 箴7:7; 箴7:11)14She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town, (箴9:3)15calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way, (箴9:6)16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks sense she says, (箴9:4)17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” (箴5:15; 箴20:17; 箴30:20)18But he does not know that the dead[4] are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. (箴7:27)