# General Information: These verses begin a parable in which wisdom is imagined to be a woman who is giving good advice to people. The addressee of chapters 8 and 9 is broader than "my son," but is personal like the previous chapters' use of "my son." In this case, Wisdom is calling out for all to come and learn of her. # Wisdom has built The writer speaks about wisdom as if it were a woman who has built her own house.