Proverbs 9:1–5

The Way of Wisdom

9 vWisdom has built her house;

she has hewn her wseven xpillars.

2  She has yslaughtered her beasts; she has zmixed her wine;

she has also aset her table.

3  She has bsent out her young women to ccall

from dthe highest places in the town,

4  e“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

fTo him who lacks sense she says,

5  “Come, geat of my bread

and hdrink of zthe wine I have mixed.