4. “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
5. “Come, eat of my breadAnd drink of the wine I have mixed.
6. Forsake foolishness and live,And go in the way of understanding.
7. “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.