1 Wisdom|strong="H2454" has|strong="H1004" built|strong="H1129" her|strong="H1129" house|strong="H1004"; she has|strong="H1004" made|strong="H1129" it|strong="H1129" strong with|strong="H1004" seven|strong="H7651" columns|strong="H5982".
2 She|strong="H0637" has cooked meat, mixed|strong="H4537" wine|strong="H3196", and|strong="H3196" put food|strong="H2874" on|strong="H7979" the|strong="H0637" table|strong="H7979".
3 She|strong="H7121" has sent|strong="H7971" her|strong="H7971" servant girls|strong="H5291" to|strong="H5921" announce|strong="H7121" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" highest hill in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" city|strong="H7176",
4 “Whoever|strong="H4310" needs instruction, come.” She|strong="H3820" invites all the|strong="H0559" simple people|strong="H3820" and|strong="H3820" says|strong="H0559",
5 “Come, eat|strong="H3898" my|strong="H8354" food|strong="H3899" and|strong="H3899" drink|strong="H8354" the|strong="H8354" wine|strong="H3196" I have prepared.
6 Leave|strong="H5800" your|strong="H0833" old, foolish ways|strong="H1870" and|strong="H1870" live|strong="H2421"! Advance along the|strong="H1870" path|strong="H1870" of|strong="H1870" understanding|strong="H0998".”
7 Criticize a|strong="H3947" person|strong="H3198" who|strong="H7563" is|strong="H7563" rude and|strong="H3947" shows no respect, and|strong="H3947" you|strong="H3256" will|strong="H7563" only get|strong="H3947" insults. Correct|strong="H3256" the|strong="H3947" wicked|strong="H7563", and|strong="H3947" you|strong="H3256" will|strong="H7563" only get|strong="H3947" hurt.
8 Don’t|strong="H0408" correct|strong="H3198" such people|strong="H0408", or|strong="H6435" they will|strong="H2450" hate|strong="H8130" you|strong="H6435". But|strong="H3198" correct|strong="H3198" those|strong="H2450" who|strong="H2450" are|strong="H2450" wise|strong="H2450", and|strong="H2450" they will|strong="H2450" love|strong="H0157" you|strong="H6435".
9 Teach|strong="H3045" the|strong="H5414" wise|strong="H2450", and|strong="H3045" they will|strong="H6662" become wiser|strong="H2449". Instruct|strong="H3045" those|strong="H2450" who|strong="H6662" live right|strong="H6662", and|strong="H3045" they will|strong="H6662" gain|strong="H3045" more|strong="H5750" knowledge|strong="H3045".
10 Wisdom|strong="H2451" begins with|strong="H3068" fear|strong="H3374" and|strong="H3068" respect for|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068". Knowledge|strong="H1847" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" Holy|strong="H6918" One|strong="H6918" leads to|strong="H3068" understanding|strong="H0998".
11 Wisdom will|strong="H3117" help you|strong="H3588" live|strong="H2416" longer|strong="H3254"; she|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3117" add|strong="H3254" years|strong="H8141" to|strong="H3117" your|strong="H3588" life|strong="H3117".
12 If|strong="H0518" you|strong="H0518" become|strong="H5375" wise|strong="H2449", it|strong="H0518" will|strong="H0518" be|strong="H5375" for|strong="H0518" your|strong="H0518" own good. If|strong="H0518" you|strong="H0518" are rude and|strong="H0905" show|strong="H5375" no|strong="H0518" respect, you|strong="H0518" are the|strong="H5375" one|strong="H0518" who will|strong="H0518" suffer|strong="H5375".
13 Foolishness is|strong="H4100" that|strong="H3045" other woman|strong="H0802", who|strong="H0802" is|strong="H4100" loud, stupid, and|strong="H0802" knows|strong="H3045" nothing|strong="H1077".
14 She sits|strong="H3427" on|strong="H5921" her|strong="H5921" chair|strong="H3678" at|strong="H3427" the|strong="H5921" door|strong="H6607" of|strong="H1004" her|strong="H5921" house|strong="H1004", up|strong="H5921" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" highest hill of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5921" city|strong="H7176".
15 When|strong="H5674" people walk|strong="H1870" by|strong="H1870", she|strong="H7121" calls|strong="H7121" out to|strong="H1870" them|strong="H7121". They|strong="H7121" show no interest in|strong="H1870" her|strong="H7121", but|strong="H1870" still she|strong="H7121" says,
16 “Whoever|strong="H4310" needs instruction, come.” She|strong="H3820" invites all the|strong="H0559" simple people|strong="H3820" and|strong="H3820" says|strong="H0559",
17 “Stolen|strong="H1589" water|strong="H4325" is|strong="H4325" sweet|strong="H4985". Stolen|strong="H1589" bread|strong="H3899" tastes good.”
18 Those|strong="H3588" simple people|strong="H3808" don’t|strong="H3808" realize|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" her|strong="H7121" house is|strong="H8033" full of|strong="H3045" ghosts and|strong="H8033" that|strong="H3588" her|strong="H7121" guests|strong="H7121" have|strong="H3045" entered the|strong="H3588" world of|strong="H3045" the|strong="H3588" dead|strong="H7496".