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Wisdom has built her house; she has carved its seven columns.
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She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table.
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She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
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"Come in with me," she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,
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"Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
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Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment."
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Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
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So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.
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Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.
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Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
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Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life.
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If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
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The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn't know it.
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She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city.
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She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business.
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"Come in with me," she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,
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"Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!"
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But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.