Doth not wisdom cry,
And understanding put forth her voice?
On the top of high places by the way,
Where the paths meet, she standeth;
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
Unto you, O men, I call;
And my voice is to the sons of men.
O ye simple, understand prudence;
And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
Hear, for I will speak excellent things;
And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
For my mouth shall utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth {Or, are righteousness}are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
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.
For wisdom is better than rubies;
And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling,
And find out {Or, knowledge of witty inventions}knowledge and discretion.
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil:
Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,
And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Counsel is mine, and {Or, effectual working}sound knowledge:
I am understanding; I have might.
By me kings reign,
And princes decree justice.
By me {Or, rulers}princes rule,
And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
I love them that love me;
And those that seek me {Or, early}diligently shall find me.
Riches and honor are with me;
Yea, {Or, ancient}durable wealth and righteousness.
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;
And my {Or, increase}revenue than choice silver.
I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice;
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,
And that I may fill their treasuries.
Jehovah {Or, formed}possessed me {Or, as}in the beginning of his way,
{Or, The first of}Before his works of old.
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,
Before the earth was.
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 was I brought forth;
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields,
Nor the {Or, sum}beginning of the dust of the world.
When he {Or, prepared}established the heavens, I was there:
When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
When he made firm the skies above,
When the fountains of the deep became strong,
When he gave to the sea {Or, his decree}its bound,
That the waters should not transgress his commandment,
When he {Or, appointed}marked out the foundations of the earth;
Then I was by him, as a master workman;
And I {Or, had delight continually}was daily his delight,
{Or, Sporting}Rejoicing always before him,
{Or, Sporting}Rejoicing in his habitable earth;
And my delight was with the sons of men.
Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me;
For blessed are they that keep my ways.
Hear instruction, and be wise,
And refuse it not.
Blessed is the man that heareth me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
For whoso findeth me findeth life,
And shall {Hebrew: draw forth.}obtain favor of Jehovah.
But he that {Or, misseth me}sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:
All they that hate me love death.
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For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver,And the profit thereof than fine gold.
Get wisdom, get understanding;Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee;Love her, and she will keep thee.
{Or, The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom}Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom;Yea, with all {Or, thou hast gotten}thy getting get understanding.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
There is gold, and abundance of rubies;But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
It cannot be gotten for {Or, treasure}gold,Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir,With the precious {Or, beryl}onyx, or the sapphire.
Gold and glass cannot equal it,Neither shall it be exchanged for {Or, vessels}jewels of fine gold.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal:Yea, the price of wisdom is above {Or, red coral Or, pearls}rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it,Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold;Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
Therefore I love thy commandmentsAbove gold, yea, above fine gold.
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
and be found in him, {Or, not having as my righteousness that which is of the law}not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God {Greek: upon.}by faith: