| 1Will not wisdom call out, and understanding give forth its voice? | אהֲלֹא חָכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלָהּ: | |
| 2At the top of the heights upon the road; at the crossroads she stands. | בבְּרֹאשׁ מְרוֹמִים עֲלֵי דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת נִצָּבָה: | |
| 3Beside the gates, at the entrance of the roof, at the entrance of the portals she cries, | גלְיַד שְׁעָרִים לְפִי קָרֶת מְבוֹא פְתָחִים תָּרֹנָּה: | |
| 4“To you, O men, I call, and my voice [is] to the children of man. | דאֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא וְקוֹלִי אֶל בְּנֵי אָדָם: | |
| 5O simpletons, understand cunning, and you fools, give understanding to your heart. | ההָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עָרְמָה וּכְסִילִים הָבִינוּ לֵב: |
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