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Chapter 8: In contrast,wisdom raises her voice on the heights.
She speaks noble things, nothing twisted or crooked. Wisdom is
better than jewels,the fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Kings rule well by wisdom.

Verses 22-31 are a beautiful personification of wisdom;
"The Lord created me at the beginning, as the first of his
acts of ancient times...." This passage is an optional reading
in the common of Masses for the Blessed Virgin,the Seat of
Wisdom.Originally this passage did not speak of her,nor even
of Jesus,but yet Jesus is the wisdom of the Father (1 Cor
1.24) and she is inseparable from Him. In Munificentissimus
Deus in defining the Assumption Pius XII said she is "always
sharing His lot." Vatican II in chapter 8 of Lumen gentium
expended and filled in this thought,showing her eternal union
with Him in the divine decree for the Incarnation,then going
through the chief ancient prophecies that concern her,then
taking up every one of the mysteries of His life and death,and
showing her cooperation in each one of them "always sharing
His lot".After that with the Assumption she is crowned eternal
Queen with Him,the King of all,for eternity,after the end of
time.

     So this passage may in that way be considered as
including both Him and her.