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The Excellence of Wisdom
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?
Wisdom Calls for a Hearing
Listen as Wisdom calls out!
Hear as understanding raises her voice!
Listen as Wisdom calls out!
Hear as understanding raises her voice!
On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.
On the hilltop along the road,
she takes her stand at the crossroads.
she takes her stand at the crossroads.
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud.
By the gates at the entrance to the town,
on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:
“I call to you, to all of you!
I raise my voice to all people.
I raise my voice to all people.
O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.
You simple people, use good judgment.
You foolish people, show some understanding.
You foolish people, show some understanding.
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you.
Everything I say is right,
Everything I say is right,
For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
for I speak the truth
and detest every kind of deception.
and detest every kind of deception.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.
My advice is wholesome.
There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
My words are plain to anyone with understanding,
clear to those with knowledge.
clear to those with knowledge.
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:
Choose my instruction rather than silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.
For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies.
Nothing you desire can compare with it.
Nothing you desire can compare with it.
I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.
“I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment.
I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.
All who fear the LORD will hate evil.
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
corruption and perverse speech.
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
corruption and perverse speech.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.
Common sense and success belong to me.
Insight and strength are mine.
Insight and strength are mine.
By me kings reign, and rulers make just decrees;
Because of me, kings reign,
and rulers make just decrees.
and rulers make just decrees.
by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.
“I love all who love me.
Those who search will surely find me.
Those who search will surely find me.
Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
I have riches and honor,
as well as enduring wealth and justice.
as well as enduring wealth and justice.
My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold,
my wages better than sterling silver!
my wages better than sterling silver!
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
I walk in righteousness,
in paths of justice.
in paths of justice.
that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.
Those who love me inherit wealth.
I will fill their treasuries.
I will fill their treasuries.
Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
“The LORD formed me from the beginning,
before he created anything else.
before he created anything else.
I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.
I was appointed in ages past,
at the very first, before the earth began.
at the very first, before the earth began.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.
I was born before the oceans were created,
before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;
Before the mountains were formed,
before the hills, I was born —
before the hills, I was born —
while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
before he had made the earth and fields
and the first handfuls of soil.
and the first handfuls of soil.
When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
I was there when he established the heavens,
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;
I was there when he set the clouds above,
when he established springs deep in the earth.
when he established springs deep in the earth.
when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
I was there when he set the limits of the seas,
so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.
And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,
so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.
And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,
then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
I was the architect at his side.
I was his constant delight,
rejoicing always in his presence.
I was his constant delight,
rejoicing always in his presence.
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
And how happy I was with the world he created;
how I rejoiced with the human family!
how I rejoiced with the human family!
And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
Listen to my instruction and be wise.
Don’t ignore it.
Don’t ignore it.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Joyful are those who listen to me,
watching for me daily at my gates,
waiting for me outside my home!
watching for me daily at my gates,
waiting for me outside my home!
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;
For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD.
and receives favor from the LORD.