Proverbs 9:12
“Observe that the wise man must be useful to many; so that he who is useful only to himself cannot be wise. For great is the condemnation of wisdom if she reserves her power simply for the one possessing her. But as poison is not injurious to another body, but only to that one which takes it, so also the man who turns…”
Source: Septuagint
12Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbors; And if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil. a He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, And the same will pursue birds in their flight: b For he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, And he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; c And he goes through a dry desert, And a land appointed to drought, And he gathers barrenness with his hands.
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10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the counsel of saints is understanding: a For to know the law is the character of a sound mind.
11For in this way thou shalt live long, And years of thy life shall be added to thee.
— Proverbs 9:12 —
13A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, Comes to want a morsel.
14She sits at the doors of her house, On a seat openly in the streets,