(A)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who (B)lacks [a]understanding she says,
“Come, (C)eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
[b]Abandon your foolishness and (D)live,
And (E)proceed in the way of understanding.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:4 Lit heart
  2. Proverbs 9:6 Or Abandon the naive

    “Let all who are simple(A) come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(B) she says,
    “Come,(C) eat my food
    and drink the wine I have mixed.(D)
Leave your simple ways and you will live;(E)
    walk in the way of insight.”(F)

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