8 Does not wisdom call out?^(A)
    Does not understanding raise her voice?
² At the highest point along the way,
    where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
³ beside the gate leading into the city,
    at the entrance, she cries aloud:^(B)
4 “To you, O people, I call out;^(C)
    I raise my voice to all mankind.
⁵ You who are simple,^(D) gain prudence;^(E)
    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.^[a]