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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 Excellence of Wisdom
Does not wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?
Does not wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?
On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud.
She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
At the entrance of the doors:
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.
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Listen, for I will speak of excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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 words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
They are all plain 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:
Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
And knowledge rather than choice 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 rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
And find out 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 perverse mouth I hate.
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, I have strength.
I am understanding, I have strength.
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.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.
I love those who love me,
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
Enduring riches 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, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
And my revenue than choice silver.
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.
That I may cause those who love me to inherit 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.
I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
From the beginning, before there was ever an 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 fountains abounding with water.
When there were no fountains 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.
When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
When He prepared 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 established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;
When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
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 assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth,
So that the waters 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;
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And my delight was with the sons of men.
And my delight was with the sons of men.
And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
“Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For blessed are those who keep my ways.
For blessed are those who keep my ways.
hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
And do not disdain 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 the posts of my doors.
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;
For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the Lord;
And obtains favor from the Lord;