8Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you. Warn a wise person, and he will love you. 9Give [advice] to a wise person, and he will become even wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will learn more. 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 11You will live longer because of me, and years will be added to your life. 12If you are wise, your wisdom will help you. If you mock, you alone will be held responsible. 13The woman Stupidity is loud, gullible, and ignorant. 14She sits at the doorway of her house. She is enthroned on the high ground of the city 15and calls to those who pass by, those minding their own business, 16"Whoever is gullible turn in here!" She says to a person without sense, 17"Stolen waters are sweet, and food eaten in secret is tasty." 18But he does not know that the souls of the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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