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1 Shall not wisdom call, and understanding give her voice? Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 She stood upon the head of the heights, upon the way of the house of the beaten 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 At the hand of the gates, at the mouth of the city from the coming in of the doors she will cry: 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 To you, ye men, I shall call, and my voice is to the sons of man. “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 Understand craftiness, ye simple: and ye foolish, understand the heart. 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 Hear ye, for I will speak dear things; and the openings of my lips uprightnesses. 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 For my palate shall meditate the truth, and evil is the abomination of my lips. 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 In justice are all the sayings of my mouth; nothing in them crooked and perverse. 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 All of them straight to him understanding, and right to those finding 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 Receive my instruction and not silver and knowledge above tried 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 good above pearls, and all delights shall not be made equal with 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 dwelt with prudence, and I shall find the knowledge of machinations. “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 Jehovah hates evil: pride and haughtiness, and the evil way, and the mouth of perverseness I hated. 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 To me counsel and wisdom: I am understanding; to me is strength. 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 By me kings shall reign, and princes shall decree justice. By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just;
16 By me chiefs shall have dominion, and nobles all judging the earth. by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly. by me princes govern, and nobles—all who rule on earth.
17 I loved those loving me: and they seeking me shall find 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 Riches and honor are with me; splendid riches and justice. Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is good above gold, and above pure gold; and my gain above tried 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 shall go in the way of justice, in the midst of the beaten 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 To cause those loving me to inherit existence: and I will fill 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 Jehovah set me up the beginning of his way, before his works from ancient time. “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 From forever I was knit together, from the beginning, from the first of the earth. 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 In no depths was I begun; in no fountains abundant in waters. 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 Before the mountains were settled; before the hills I had a beginning: 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 Yet he made not the earth and the fields, and the head of the clods of the habitable globe. 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 In his preparing the heavens I was there: in his inscribing a circle upon the face of the deep: 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 In his making firm the clouds from above: in his strengthening the fountains of the deep: 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 In his setting his law to the sea, and the waters shall not pass by his mouth; in his making firm 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 And I shall be near him the builder, and I shall be a delight of day, day, smiling before him in all time. 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 Smiling in the habitable globe of his earth; and my delight with the sons of man. rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man. rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
32 And now ye sons, hear to me: and the happy shall watch 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 Hear ye instructions, and be wise, and ye shall not reject it. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
34 Happy the man hearing to me, to watch at my doors day, day; to watch the door posts of my entrances. 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 For he finding me, the finding of life, and he shall bring forth acceptance from Jehovah. 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 And he sinning against me did violence to his soul: all hating me loved 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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