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The Banquet of Folly
v. 13. A foolish woman is clamorous, literally, "A simple, noisy woman is folly," devoid of sense, but raising all the more clamor, boisterous, excited, and wanton; she is simple and knoweth nothing, utter ignorance being characteristic of folly.
v. 14. For she sitteth at the door of her house, like a harlot watching for passers-by, Gen_38:14, on a seat In the high places of the city, the lofty throne of the city being named in irony to show what measures are adopted by folly to gain adherents for herself,
v. 15. to call passengers who go right on their ways, unwary travelers who are using the highways, intent upon their business:
v. 16. Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither, to partake of the banquet of her folly, to be steeped ever more thoroughly in foolishness; and as for him that wanteth understanding, lacking in this essential part of a proper life, she saith to him,
v. 17. Stolen waters are sweet, that is, forbidden pleasures, as praised by folly, especially in the form of immoral acts, illicit intercourse, seem pleasant enough for the time being, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant, literally, "bread of secrecy," because both the unjust gain and the forbidden enjoyment are emphasized, cf Pro_3:15-20.
v. 18. But he, the person who hearkens to the invitation of folly, knoweth not that the dead are there, the children of death, who are moving forward to the horrors of the realm of death and everlasting destruction, and that her guests are in the depths of hell. That is the end of folly and of all who accept her invitation, while the faithful, who follow the call of wisdom, will attain to true prosperity and live a life of true usefulness and happiness in the world.