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1 Does not wisdom call out, and prudence bestow her voice? Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At the summits and the tops of exalted places, standing above the ways, in the midst of the paths, On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gates of the city, at the very doors, she speaks, saying: beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4 “O men, to you I call out, and my voice is to the sons of men. “To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 O little ones, understand discernment. And you who are unwise, turn your souls. O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense. You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
6 Listen, for I will speak about great things, and my lips will be opened, so as to foretell what is right. Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right, Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My throat shall practice truth, and my lips shall detest the impious. for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All my words are just. There is no depravity in them, and no perversity. All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them. All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 They are upright to those who understand, and equitable to those who discover knowledge. They are all straight to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge. To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Accept my discipline, and not money. Choose the doctrine that is greater than gold. Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 For wisdom is better than all that is most precious, and everything that is desirable cannot compare to her. for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her. for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12 I, wisdom, dwell in counsel, and I am inside learned thoughts. “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord hates evil. I detest arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel is mine, and equity. Prudence is mine. Strength is mine. I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength. Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.
15 Through me, kings reign and legislators decree just conditions. By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just;
16 Through me, princes rule and the powerful decree justice. by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly. by me princes govern, and nobles—all who rule on earth.
17 I love those who love me. And those who stand watch for me until morning shall discover me. I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
18 With me, are wealth and glory, superb riches and justice. Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 For my fruit is better than gold and precious stones, and my progeny better than choice silver. My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver. My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of justice, in the midst of the paths of judgment, I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice, I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
21 so that I may enrich those who love me, and thus complete their treasures. granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries. bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning. “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. “The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
23 I was ordained from eternity, and out of antiquity, before the earth was formed. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 The abyss did not yet exist, and I was already conceived; neither had the fountains of waters yet erupted. When there were no depths I was brought forth, 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;
25 The mountains, with their great mass, had not yet been established. Before the hills, I was brought forth. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
26 Still he had not made the earth, and the rivers, and the poles of the globe of the earth. before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world. before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth.
27 I was already present: when he prepared the heavens; when, with a certain law and a circuit, he fortified the abyss; When he established the heavens, I was there; 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,
28 when he made firm the sky above, and set free the fountains of waters; when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth. when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might 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.
30 I was with him in composing all things. And I was delighted, throughout every day, by playing in his sight at all times, then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
31 playing in globe of the earth. And my delight was to be with the sons of men. rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man. rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
32 Therefore, sons, hear me now. Blessed are those who preserve my ways. “And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Listen to discipline, and become wise, and do not be willing to cast it aside. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, and who stands watch at my gates everyday, and who observes at the posts of my doors. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
35 He who finds me, finds life, and he will draw salvation from the Lord. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, For those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD.
36 But he who sins against me will wound his own soul. All who hate me love death.” but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.” But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
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