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General Information:

Wisdom continues to speak. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification)

Turn at my correction

Possible meanings are 1) "Repent when you hear me correct you" or 2) "Listen carefully to me when I correct you."

I will pour out my spirit to you

Wisdom telling the people everything she thinks about them is spoken of as if her spirit were a liquid that she would pour out. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

spirit

This is a metonym for thoughts. This and the word "words" form a merism of thoughts and words, meaning that wisdom is teaching people everything she has to teach. This word does not refer to the Holy Spirit. Alternate translation: "thoughts" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism)

I will make my words known to you

"I will tell you what I think"