Proverbs 5:5

5:5 Her feet go down to death;

her steps lead straight to the grave. ¹ 

Proverbs 9:15

9:15 calling out ²  to those who are passing by her ³  in the way, ⁴ 

who go straight ⁵  on their way.

[5:5]  ¹ tn The term שְׁאוֹל (she’ol, “grave”) is paralleled to “death,” so it does not refer here to the realm of the unblessed.

[9:15]  ² tn The infinitive construct “calling out” functions epexegetically in the sentence, explaining how the previous action was accomplished.

[9:15]  ³ tn The term “her” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for the sake of clarity and smoothness.

[9:15]  ⁴ tn The noun is a genitive of location after the construct participle. Its parallel word is also an adverbial accusative of location.

[9:15]  ⁵ tn 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.