9:16a–b
The New International Version (2011) has been used as the source line for 9:16a–b for the same reasons as in 9:4a–5a. Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:
16a “Let all who are simple come to my house!” (New International Version (2011))
16b To those who have no sense she says, (New International Version (2011))
9:16a
(New International Version (2011)) Let all who are simple come to my house: This line is identical to 9:4a.
9:16b
(New International Version (2011)) To those who have no sense she says: In Hebrew, this line is almost identical to 9:4b. As in 9:4b, the phrase those who have no sense is parallel to “all who are simple” in 9:16a. Both expressions refer to the same group of people.
General Comment on 9:16a–b
As in 9:4b, the two quote introductions function as a single invitation to people who are both inexperienced and without sense. In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts to make this clear. For example:
“You(plur) who are easily deceived and who lack judgment, enter here.
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This is what she says: “Come here, all you who are naive and have no sense.
Although this verse is almost identical to 9:4, the context is different. In 9:4, the ones who say, “Come to my house” are not Wisdom herself, but rather her female servants. And they are not at Wisdom’s house when they give the invitation. By contrast, it is Folly herself who gives the invitation in 9:16, and she is at her own house when she gives it. So in 9:16, it will not be necessary to make explicit the source of the invitation or to identify the owner of the house.
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