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Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;

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She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table.

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She has sent out her maidens, She cries out from the highest places of the city,

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"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

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"Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed.

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Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.

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"He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.

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Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

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"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.