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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 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 top of the heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
Where the paths meet, she takes 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 opening to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
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,
“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
And my voice is to the sons of men.
“I call to you, to all of you!
I raise my voice to all people.
I raise my voice to all people.
“O naive ones, understand prudence;
And, O fools, understand wisdom.
And, O fools, understand wisdom.
You simple people, use good judgment.
You foolish people, show some understanding.
You foolish people, show some understanding.
“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 to me! For I have important things to tell you.
Everything I say is right,
Everything I say is right,
“For my mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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 utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.
There is nothing crooked or perverted 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 straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
And right to those who find knowledge.
My words are plain to anyone with understanding,
clear to those with knowledge.
clear to those with knowledge.
“Take my instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
Choose my instruction rather than silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
and knowledge rather than pure 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 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 I find knowledge and discretion.
And I find knowledge and discretion.
“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 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.
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 understanding, power is mine.
I am understanding, power is mine.
Common sense and success belong to me.
Insight and strength are mine.
Insight and strength are mine.
“By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
And rulers decree justice.
Because of me, kings reign,
and rulers make just decrees.
and rulers make just decrees.
“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 all who love me.
Those who search will surely find me.
Those who search will surely find me.
“Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness.
Enduring 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 gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than choicest silver.
And my yield better than choicest 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 way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
I walk in righteousness,
in paths of justice.
in paths of justice.
To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
That I may fill their treasuries.
Those who love me inherit wealth.
I will fill their treasuries.
I will fill their treasuries.
“The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
Before His works of old.
“The LORD formed me from the beginning,
before he created anything else.
before he created anything else.
“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 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 springs abounding with water.
When there were no springs 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 I was brought forth;
Before the hills I was brought forth;
Before the mountains were formed,
before the hills, I was born —
before the hills, I was born —
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 had made the earth and fields
and the first handfuls of soil.
and the first handfuls of soil.
“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 established the heavens,
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became fixed,
When the springs of the deep became fixed,
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 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;
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 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,
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 world, His earth,
And having my delight in the sons of men.
And having my delight in 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!
“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed are they who keep my ways.
For blessed are they 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.
Don’t ignore it.
Don’t ignore 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.
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 he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the LORD.
And obtains favor from the LORD.
For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD.
and receives favor from the LORD.