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The Commendation of Wisdom
Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?
Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?
Wisdom’s Call
Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
On top of the heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
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:
beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:
at the entrance, she cries aloud:
“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
And my voice is to the sons of men.
“To you, O people, I call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
I raise my voice to all mankind.
“O naive ones, understand prudence;
And, O fools, understand wisdom.
And, O fools, understand wisdom.
“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.
Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
I open my lips to speak what is right.
“For my mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
for my lips detest wickedness.
“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.
All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
none of them is crooked or perverse.
“They are all straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
And right to those who find knowledge.
To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
“Take my instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
“For wisdom is better than jewels;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And I find knowledge and discretion.
And I find knowledge and discretion.
“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
I possess knowledge and discretion.
“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.
To fear the Lord is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
“Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power is mine.
I am understanding, power is mine.
Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have insight, I have power.
I have insight, I have power.
“By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
And rulers decree justice.
By me kings reign
and rulers issue decrees that are just;
and rulers issue decrees that are just;
“By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
All who judge rightly.
“I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.
And those who diligently seek me will find me.
I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
and those who seek me find me.
“Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness.
Enduring wealth and righteousness.
With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
enduring wealth and prosperity.
“My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than choicest silver.
And my yield better than choicest silver.
My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
“I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
along the paths of justice,
To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
That I may fill their treasuries.
bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.
and making their treasuries full.
“The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
Before His works of old.
“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.
I was formed long ages ago,
at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
“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 watery depths, I was given birth,
when there were no springs overflowing with water;
when there were no springs overflowing with water;
“Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills I was brought forth;
Before the hills I was brought forth;
before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
before the hills, I was given birth,
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.
before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.
or any of the dust of the earth.
“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,
I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
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 established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
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;
when he gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
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 world, His earth,
And having my delight in the sons of men.
And having my delight in the sons of men.
rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind.
and delighting in mankind.
“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed are they who keep my ways.
For blessed are they who keep my ways.
“Now then, my children, listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways.
blessed are those who keep my ways.
“Heed instruction and be wise,
And do not neglect it.
And do not neglect it.
Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not disregard it.
do not disregard it.
“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.
Blessed are those who listen to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
“For he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the LORD.
And obtains favor from the LORD.
For those who find me find life
and receive favor from the Lord.
and receive favor from the Lord.