1Wisdom bildide an hous to him silf; he hewide out seuene pileris, 2he offride his slayn sacrifices, he medlide wijn, and settide forth his table. 3He sente hise handmaides, that thei schulden clepe to the tour; and to the wallis of the citee. 4If ony man is litil; come he to me. And wisdom spak to vnwise men, 5Come ye, ete ye my breed; and drynke ye the wiyn, which Y haue medlid to you. 6Forsake ye yong childhed, and lyue ye; and go ye bi the weyes of prudence. 7He that techith a scornere, doith wrong to him silf; and he that vndirnymmeth a wickid man, gendrith a wem to him silf. 8Nile thou vndirnyme a scornere; lest he hate thee. Vndirnyme thou a wise man; and he schal loue thee. 9Yyue thou occasioun to a wise man; and wisdom schal be encreessid to hym. Teche thou a iust man; and he schal haste to take. 10The bigynnyng of wisdom is the dreed of the Lord; and prudence is the kunnyng of seyntis. 11For thi daies schulen be multiplied bi me; and yeeris of lijf schulen be encreessid to thee. 12If thou art wijs; thou schalt be to thi silf, and to thi neiyboris. Forsothe if thou art a scornere; thou aloone schalt bere yuel. 13A fonned womman, and ful of cry, and ful of vnleueful lustis, and that kan no thing outirli, 14sittith in the doris of hir hous, on a seete, in an hiy place of the cite; 15to clepe men passinge bi the weie, and men goynge in her iournei. 16Who is a litil man `of wit; bowe he to me. And sche spak to a coward, 17Watris of thefte ben swettere, and breed hid is swettere. 18And wiste not that giauntis ben there; and the gestis `of hir ben in the depthis of helle. Sotheli he that schal be applied, ether fastned, to hir; schal go doun to hellis. For whi he that goith awei fro hir; schal be saued.