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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?
The Excellence of Wisdom
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?
On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.
She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
At the entrance of the doors:
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth 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.
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 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;
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.
They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
And right to those who find knowledge.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:
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.
for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
And find out knowledge and discretion.
I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.
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.
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, I have strength.
I am understanding, I have strength.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.
By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
And rulers decree justice.
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 diligently will find me.
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.
Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
Enduring riches and righteousness.
Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
And my revenue than choice silver.
My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; 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 who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
That I may fill their treasuries.
that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and 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.
Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.
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.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding 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, before the hills was I 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 drew a circle on the face of the deep,
When He drew a circle 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,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;
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,
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 inhabited world,
And my delight was with the sons of men.
And my delight was with the sons of men.
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
“Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For blessed are those who keep my ways.
For blessed are those who keep my ways.
And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
And do not disdain it.
hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
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.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the Lord;
And obtains favor from the Lord;
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;