²⁰ Wisdom cries out in the street;
    she raises her voice in the public squares.
²¹ She calls out at the busiest part^[a] of the noisy streets,^[b]
    and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words:
²² “You naïve ones, how long will you love naiveté?
    And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing
        or fools hate knowledge?”
²³ Return to my correction!
    Look, I will pour out my spirit on you,
        and I will make my words known to you.

²⁴ “Because I called out to you and you refused to respond—^[c]
    I appealed,^[d] but no one paid attention—
²⁵ because^[e] you neglected all my advice
    and did not want my correction,
²⁶ I will laugh at your calamity.
    I will mock when what you fear^[f] comes,
²⁷ when what you dread comes like a storm,
    and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind,
        when distress and anguish come upon you.

¹³ The foolish woman is loud,
    undisciplined, and without knowledge.
¹⁴ She sits at the entrance of her house,
    on a seat high above the city.
¹⁵ She calls out to those passing by on the road,
    who are minding their own business,^[a]
16 “Whoever is naïve, turn in here!”
    And to anyone lacking sense, she says,
¹⁷ “Stolen waters are sweet,
    and food eaten in secret is delicious.”
¹⁸ But he does not realize that the dead lurk there,
    and her invited guests wind up in the depths of Sheol.^[b]