| 1 Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars. | |
| 2 She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table. | |
| 3 She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city: | |
| 4 Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said: | |
| 5 Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you. | |
| 6 Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence. | |
| 7 He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot. | |
| 8 Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. | |
| 9 Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it. | |
| 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence. | |
| 11 For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee. | |
| 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil. | |
| 13 A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all, | |
| 14 Sat at the door of her house, upon a seat, in a high place of the city, | |
| 15 To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey: | |
| 16 He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said: | |
| 17 Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant. | |
| 18 And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell. | |
