KJV ¹ Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

VULC ¹ [Numquid non sapientia clamitat,
et prudentia dat vocem suam ?

KJV ² She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

VULC ² In summis excelsisque verticibus supra viam,
in mediis semitis stans,

KJV ³ She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

VULC ³ juxta portas civitatis,
in ipsis foribus loquitur, dicens :

KJV ⁴ Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

VULC ⁴ O viri, ad vos clamito,
et vox mea ad filios hominum.

KJV ⁵ O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

VULC ⁵ Intelligite, parvuli, astutiam,
et insipientes, animadvertite.

KJV ⁶ Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

VULC ⁶ Audite, quoniam de rebus magnis locutura sum,
et aperientur labia mea ut recta prædicent.

KJV ⁷ For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

VULC ⁷ Veritatem meditabitur guttur meum,
et labia mea detestabuntur impium.

KJV ⁸ All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

VULC ⁸ Justi sunt omnes sermones mei :
non est in eis pravum quid, neque perversum ;

KJV ⁹ They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

VULC ⁹ recti sunt intelligentibus,
et æqui invenientibus scientiam.

KJV ¹⁰ Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

VULC ¹⁰ Accipite disciplinam meam, et non pecuniam ;
doctrinam magis quam aurum eligite :

KJV ¹¹ For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

VULC ¹¹ melior est enim sapientia cunctis pretiosissimis,
et omne desiderabile ei non potest comparari.]