33 Heb “a woman of foolishness.” This could be translated as “foolish woman,” taking the genitive as attributive (cf. , , ). But in view of the contrast with the personification of wisdom, this word probably also represents a personification and so can be taken as a genitive of apposition, the woman who is folly, or “the woman, Folly” (cf. ). For clarity and stylistic reasons the word “called” has been supplied in the translation.
34 The meaning of the word comes close to “riotous.” W. McKane describes her as restless and rootless (Proverbs [], 366).
35 The noun means “foolishness” (cf. “simple”; “inane”). Here it could be classified as a metonymy of adjunct, or as a predictive apposition (when a substantive is used in place of a noun; see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 15, §67).
36 The ignorance here in Proverbs must be moral ignorance. But see D. W. Thomas for the idea that the verb means “become still,” “be at rest,” yielding here the idea of restless (“A Note on בַל־יָדְעָה in Proverbs 913,” 4 [1953]: 23–24).
37 The text of v. 13 has been difficult for translators. The has, “The foolish woman is boisterous, simplicity, and knows not what.” The reads, “A foolish and impudent woman comes to lack a morsel, she who knows not shame.” The has, “a woman lacking in discretion, seductive.” translates it, “a foolish woman and a gadabout, ignorant, and she knows not good.” The has, “a woman foolish and noisy, and full of wiles, and knowing nothing at all.”
38 The infinitive construct “calling out” functions epexegetically in the sentence, explaining how the previous action was accomplished.
39 The term “her” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for the sake of clarity and smoothness.
40 The noun is a genitive of location after the construct participle. Its parallel word is also an adverbial accusative of location.
41 The participle modifies the participle in the first colon. To describe the passers-by in this context as those “who go straight” means that they are quiet and unwary.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The woman Folly is loud;

she is seductive and knows nothing.

She sits at the door of her house;

she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,

calling to those who pass by,

who are going straight on their way,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Folly is an unruly woman;

she is simple and knows nothing.

She sits at the door of her house,

on a seat at the highest point of the city,

calling out to those who pass by,

who go straight on their way,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Folly is a rowdy woman;

she is gullible and knows nothing.

She sits by the doorway of her house,

on a seat at the highest point of the city,

calling to those who pass by,

who go straight ahead on their paths:

NLTNew Living Translation

The woman named Folly is brash.

She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.

She sits in her doorway

on the heights overlooking the city.

She calls out to men going by

who are minding their own business.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A woman of foolishness is loud,

simple, and does not know it.

She sits at the door of her house,

upon a throne at the high places of town,

in order to call to those who pass by the road,

those who go straight on their way:

KJV 1900King James Version

A foolish woman is clamorous:

She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

For she sitteth at the door of her house,

On a seat in the high places of the city,

To call passengers

Who go right on their ways:

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