20–27; 5:1–23 [6:1–19]; 6:20–35; 7:1–27) and two interludes, extended addresses by Woman Wisdom, a personification of Solomon’s wisdom, to gullible youths (1:20–33; 8:1–36).6 Like the ten lectures, these two extended poems typically begin with an introduction that names the addressees, admonishes them to listen to the lecture’s lesson, and substantiates the admonition with motivating promises. The lesson typically extols the teaching, and/or calls for heartfelt obedience to it, and/or warns against