held in high esteem and sought out by human beings: “gold,” “fine gold,” and “choice silver” (v. 19; see 3:13–18; 8:11). Since Woman Wisdom herself walks in the paths of “righteousness” and “justice,” the rewards of material gifts are offered to the sages who seek to emulate her behavior and to follow her instruction (8:20–21). This is similar to the gifts bestowed on Solomon because of his quest for an “understanding mind to govern [God’s] people” (1 Kings 3:9–14). The “wise scribes” who integrate