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The Blessings of Wisdom
Does not wisdom call?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
Does not wisdom call?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
The Excellence of Wisdom
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?
On the heights beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.
beside the gates in front of the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud.
“To you, O men, I call,
and my cry is to the children of man.
and my cry is to the children of man.
Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:
O simple ones, learn prudence;
O fools, learn sense.
O fools, learn sense.
O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.
Hear, for I will speak noble things,
and from my lips will come what is right,
and from my lips will come what is right,
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.
They are all straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.
and right to those who find knowledge.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Take my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold,
and knowledge rather than choice gold,
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:
for wisdom is better than jewels,
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
and I find knowledge and discretion.
and I find knowledge and discretion.
I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.
I have counsel and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.
I have insight; I have strength.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.
By me kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;
and rulers decree what is just;
By me kings reign, and rulers make just decrees;
by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.
I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.
and those who seek me diligently find me.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.
Riches and honor are with me,
enduring wealth and righteousness.
enduring wealth and righteousness.
Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
and my yield than choice silver.
and my yield than choice silver.
My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
I walk in the way of righteousness,
in the paths of justice,
in the paths of justice,
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
granting an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.
and filling their treasuries.
that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.
Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Ages ago I was set up,
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.
When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
when there were no springs abounding with water.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.
Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth,
before the hills, I was brought forth,
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;
before he had made the earth with its fields,
or the first of the dust of the world.
or the first of the dust of the world.
while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;
when he assigned to the sea its limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of 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:
then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
rejoicing in his inhabited world
and delighting in the children of man.
and delighting in the children of man.
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
“And now, O sons, listen to me:
blessed are those who keep my ways.
blessed are those who keep my ways.
And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
Hear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
and do not neglect it.
hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,
and obtains favor from the Lord,
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;