beside (A)the gates in front of (B)the town,
    at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
“To you, O (C)men, I call,
    and my cry is to (D)the children of man.
O (E)simple ones, learn (F)prudence;
    O (G)fools, learn sense.

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beside the gate leading into the city,
    at the entrance, she cries aloud:(A)
“To you, O people, I call out;(B)
    I raise my voice to all mankind.
You who are simple,(C) gain prudence;(D)
    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds