⁷ Wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord,
    but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

²² “How long will you clueless people love your naïveté,
    mockers hold their mocking dear,
    and fools hate knowledge?

³² The immature will die because they turn away;
    smugness will destroy fools.

¹³ Woman Folly is noisy;
    she’s stupid and doesn’t even know it.
¹⁴ She sits at the doorway of her house,
    on a seat at the city heights.
¹⁵ She invites those who pass by on the path,
    those going straight on their way.
¹⁶ “Whoever is naive, come in here,”
    she says to those who lack sense.
¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet;
    food eaten in secret is pleasant.”
¹⁸ But they don’t know that the dead are there;
    her guests are in the depths of the grave.^[a]

⁸ The skilled mind accepts commands,
    but a foolish talker is ruined.

¹⁸ Lying lips conceal hate,
    and those who spread slander are fools.

²³ Fools enjoy vile deeds,
    but those with understanding take pleasure in wisdom.