3 She has sent out her servant girls. She calls from the city’s heights:
4 “Whoever is naïve, turn in here!” To those who lack understanding, she says:
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Abandon your foolish ways and live! Walk in the way of understanding.”
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer is asking for insult. Whoever reproves a wicked man gets abuse.
8 Do not correct a scoffer or he will hate you. Rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still. Teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning.