marked out the horizon, established the clouds, gave the sea its boundary, and marked out the foundations of the earth, she was there (8:27–29). As the days of creation progressed, wisdom was rejoicing in the whole world and delighting in mankind, the crown of creation (8:30–31). So how is this picture of wisdom to be understood? The imagery may be perceived as an elaborate personification of wisdom. Or the description may be judged to be so specific that it posits an actual being, a “hypostatis,”