“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
Lady Folly appears: The woman named Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge. Having introduced Wisdoms banquet, the text now presents Folly as a counter-figure. Folly is loud (qalet), undisciplined (lo yada'at), and without knowledge. She is the inverse of Wisdom. Where Wisdom is ordered and thoughtful, Folly is chaotic and unreflective. The young person now faces two women, two invitations, two paths.
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