Lexham English Bible LEB
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1 Does not wisdom call, and understanding raise its voice?
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Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 {Atop the heights} beside the road, at the crossroads she stands.
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At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 Beside gates, before towns, [at the] entrance of doors, she cries out:
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beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4 "To you, O {people}, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind.
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“To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn {intelligence}.
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You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
6 Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips.
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Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
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