13The woman of folly is boisterous,

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She is naive and knows nothing.

14She sits at the doorway of her house,

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On a seat by the high places of the city,

15Calling to those who pass by,

Who are making their paths straight:

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16“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”

And to him who lacks understanding she says,

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17“Stolen water is sweet;

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

18But he does not know that the dead are there,

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That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.