⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of^[a] knowledge,
but stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.

²² “How long will you gullible^[a] people love being gullible?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing?
How long will fools hate knowledge?

³² Therefore the wandering ways^[a] of the gullible kill them,
and the complacency of fools destroys them.

⁵ You gullible people, get good judgment.^[a]
You fools, take this to heart.

¹³ The woman Folly is boisterous.
She is deluded. She knows nothing.
¹⁴ She sits at the doorway of her house,
on a throne on the heights of the city,
¹⁵ in order to call to those who pass by on the street,
those who are simply going along on their way,
¹⁶ “Whoever is gullible, let him turn in here.”
To someone who lacks sense she says,
¹⁷ “Stolen waters are sweet,
and food eaten in secret is delicious.”
¹⁸ But he does not know that the souls of the dead are there,
that her guests are in the depths of hell.^[a]

⁸ A wise heart accepts commands,
but a babbling fool will be ruined.

¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads gossip is a fool.

²³ Carrying out a wicked scheme is a game for the fool,
but wisdom gives pleasure to a person with understanding.

²⁹ Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind,
and a stubborn fool will be a slave to a person with a wise heart.

¹⁵ The way of a stubborn fool seems correct to him,
but whoever listens to advice is wise.
¹⁶ A stubborn fool immediately lets his annoyance be known,
but a sensible person overlooks an insult.