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

²² “You naïve ones, how long will you love naiveté?
    And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing
        or fools hate knowledge?”

³² Indeed, the waywardness^[a] of the naïve will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

⁵ Understand prudence, you naïve people;
    and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.

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]

⁸ The wise person^[a] accepts commands,
    but the chattering fool will be brought down.

²³ Just as the fool considers wickedness his joy,
    so is wisdom to the discerning man.