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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?
The Excellence of Wisdom
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?
At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.
beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:
at the entrance, 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 people, I call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
I raise my voice to all mankind.
Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:
O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.
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.
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
for my lips detest wickedness.
For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
none of them is crooked or perverse.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.
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.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:
for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
and nothing you desire can 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 together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
I possess knowledge and discretion.
I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.
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.
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.
Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have insight, I have power.
I have insight, I have power.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.
By me kings reign
and rulers issue decrees that are just;
and rulers issue decrees that are 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 find me.
and those who seek me find me.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.
With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
enduring wealth and prosperity.
Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
what I yield surpasses 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,
along the paths of justice,
along the paths of justice,
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.
and making their treasuries full.
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.
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.
I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.
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;
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.
before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
before the hills, I was given birth,
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;
before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.
or any of the dust of the earth.
while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
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 prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
when he established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;
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.
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 whole world
and delighting in mankind.
and delighting in mankind.
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
“Now then, my children, 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:
Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not disregard it.
do not disregard it.
hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
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.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
For those who find me find life
and receive favor from the Lord.
and receive favor from the Lord.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;