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⌞Wisdom⌟ takes its stand on high ground,
by the wayside where the roads meet,
near the gates to the city.
At the entrance ⌞wisdom⌟ sings its song,
“I am calling to all of you,
and my appeal is to all people.

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At the highest point along the way,
    where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
beside the gate leading into the city,
    at the entrance, she cries aloud:(A)
“To you, O people, I call out;(B)
    I raise my voice to all mankind.

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She takes her stand on the top of the [a]high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.
She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:2 Lit. heights