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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?
The Commendation of Wisdom
Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?
Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?
On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.
On top of the heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud.
Beside the gates, at the opening to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:
“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
And my voice is to the sons of men.
O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.
“O naive ones, understand prudence;
And, O fools, understand wisdom.
And, O fools, understand wisdom.
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
“Listen, for I will speak noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
“For my mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.
“All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.
There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
“They are all straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
And right to those who find knowledge.
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:
“Take my instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.
“For wisdom is better than jewels;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And I find knowledge and discretion.
And I find knowledge and discretion.
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.
“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.
“Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power is mine.
I am understanding, power is mine.
By me kings reign, and rulers make just decrees;
“By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
And rulers decree justice.
by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.
“By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
All who judge rightly.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.
“I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.
And those who diligently seek me will find me.
Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
“Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness.
Enduring wealth and righteousness.
My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
“My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than choicest silver.
And my yield better than choicest silver.
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
“I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.
To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
That I may fill their treasuries.
Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
“The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
Before His works of old.
I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.
“From everlasting I was established,
From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.
From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.
“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.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;
“Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills I was brought forth;
Before the hills I was brought forth;
while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
While He had not yet made the earth and the fields,
Nor the first dust of the world.
Nor the first dust of the world.
When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
“When He established the heavens, I was there,
When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;
When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became fixed,
When the springs of the deep became fixed,
when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth;
So that the water would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth;
then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Then I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
Rejoicing in the world, His earth,
And having my delight in the sons of men.
And having my delight in the sons of men.
And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed are they who keep my ways.
For blessed are they who keep my ways.
hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
“Heed instruction and be wise,
And do not neglect it.
And do not neglect it.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
“Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;
“For he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the LORD.
And obtains favor from the LORD.