²⁰ Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,^(A)
    she raises her voice in the public square;

²¹ on top of the wall^[a] she cries out,
    at the city gate she makes her speech:

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)