Chapter 8 continues a collection of proverbs that ends in chapter nine. These chapters operate more as a unit than many of the following chapters in this book. In this chapter wisdom is spoken of as a woman who teaches people how to be wise.
"Is not wisdom like a woman who calls out?" or "Does not a woman named Wisdom call out?". Here wisdom is imagined as a woman. If your language does not allow this kind of idea, please use these other possible translations.