Proverbs 8:4

“To you, O people, ¹  I call out, and my voice calls ²  to all mankind. ³ 

Ps 49:1-3; Ps 50:1; Mt 11:15; Joh 3:16; 2Co 5:19,20; Col 1:23,28; 1Ti 2:4-6; Tit 2:11,12; Re 22:17

¹ tn Heb “men.” Although it might be argued in light of the preceding material that males would be particularly addressed by wisdom here, the following material indicates a more universal appeal. Cf. TEV, NLT “to all of you.”

² tn The verb “calls” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of style.

³ tn Heb “sons of man.” Cf. NAB “the children of men”; NCV, NLT “all people”; NRSV “all that live.”