11 For (A)by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12 If you are wise, you are wise (B)for yourself,
And if you (C)scoff, you alone will [a]suffer from it.

13 [b]A woman of foolishness is (D)boisterous,
She has a lack of understanding and (E)knows nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:12 Lit bear
  2. Proverbs 9:13 Or A foolish woman

11 For through wisdom[a] your days will be many,
    and years will be added to your life.(A)
12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
    if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

13 Folly is an unruly woman;(B)
    she is simple and knows nothing.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me