Proverbs 9:14-15

Context

9:14 So she sits at the door of her house,

on a seat at the highest point of the city,

9:15 calling out¹ to those who are passing by her² in the way,³

who go straight⁴ on their way.

[9:15] ¹tn The infinitive construct “calling out” functions epexegetically in the sentence, explaining how the previous action was accomplished.

[9:15] ²tn The term “her” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for the sake of clarity and smoothness.

[9:15] ³tn The noun is a genitive of location after the construct participle. Its parallel word is also an adverbial accusative of location.

[9:15] ⁴tn 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.