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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?
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?
At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
where the paths meet, she takes 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 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.
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;
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 speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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 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 just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
none of them is crooked or perverse.
They are all plain 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.
Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
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 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 find out knowledge and discretion.
And find out 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 perverse mouth I hate.
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse 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, I have strength.
I am understanding, I have strength.
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;
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 who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
and those who seek me find me.
Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
Enduring riches and righteousness.
With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
enduring wealth and prosperity.
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;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
along the paths of justice,
That I may cause those who love me to inherit 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.
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 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 fountains abounding with water.
When there were no fountains 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,
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 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,
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 established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
When He strengthened the fountains 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 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 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.
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 his whole world
and delighting in mankind.
and delighting in mankind.
“Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For blessed are those who keep my ways.
For blessed are those 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.
Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
And do not disdain 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 the posts of my doors.
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
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 whoever 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.