1. Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice?
2. On the top of the heights along the way, Between the paths she has taken her stand.
3. Beside the gates, leading to the city, At the entrances, she shouts:
4. “O men, I call, to you, And my voice is to the sons of men.
5. “You simple ones, understand insight, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6. “Listen, for I speak noble words, And the opening of my lips is about straightness;