1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

1 ¶ Wisdom hath builded her house,
She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

2 ¶ She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine;
She hath also furnished her table.

3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

3 ¶ She hath sent forth her maidens, she crieth
Upon the highest places of the city,

4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

4 ¶ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

5 ¶ Come, eat ye of my bread,
And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

6 ¶ Leave off, ye simple ones, and live;
And walk in the way of understanding.

7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

7 ¶ He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame:
And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

8 ¶ Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

9 ¶ Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:
Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

10 ¶ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

11 ¶ For by me thy days shall be multiplied,
And the years of thy life shall be increased.

12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

12 ¶ If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself:
And if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

13 ¶ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

13 ¶ The foolish woman is clamorous;
She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

14 ¶ And she sitteth at the door of her house,
On a seat in the high places of the city,

15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:

15 ¶ To call to them that pass by,
Who go right on their ways,

16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

16 ¶ Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

17 ¶ Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

18 ¶ But he knoweth not that the dead are there;
That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.