3 She has sent out her maidens.She cries from the highest places of the city:
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
5 “Come, eat some of my bread,Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!
6 Leave your simple ways, and live.Walk in the way of understanding.”
7 One who corrects a mocker invites insult.One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
8 Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.