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Does notlSee ch. 1:20 wisdom call?
Does notmJob 28:12 understanding raise her voice?
2 Onnch. 9:3, 14 the heights beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 besideoch. 1:21 the gates in front ofpJob 29:7 the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
4 “To you, Oq[Ps. 49:1, 2] men, I call,
and my cry is toq[Ps. 49:1, 2] the children of man.
5 OrSee ch. 1:4 simple ones, learnsver. 12 prudence;
Ot[ch. 1:22] fools, learn sense.
6 Hear, for I will speaku[ch. 22:20] noble things,
and from my lips will comevch. 23:16 what is right,
7 for mywPs. 37:30 mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothingxDeut. 32:5 twisted or crooked in them.
9 They are ally[ch. 14:6; 1 Cor. 2:10] straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.
10 zver. 19; ch. 3:14; Ps. 119:72, 127 Take my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 a[ch. 16:16]; See Job 28:12-19 for wisdom is better than jewels,
andbch. 3:15 all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
12 I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
and I find knowledge andcch. 1:4 discretion.
13 d[ch. 16:6] The fear of the Lord iseSee Ps. 97:10 hatred of evil.
f[ch. 6:17; 16:5] Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
andgch. 2:12; 4:24 perverted speech I hate.
14 I havehIsa. 11:2; [Isa. 9:6] counsel andi[ch. 2:7] sound wisdom;
I have insight;jEccles. 7:19; [Ps. 89:19] I have strength.
15 By mek[Dan. 2:21; Rom. 13:1; Rev. 19:16] kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
and nobles, all who govern justly.
17 lPs. 91:14; John 14:21; [1 Sam. 2:30] I love those who love me,
andmJames 1:5; [ch. 1:28] those who seek me diligently find me.
18 nch. 3:16 Riches and honor are with me,
oPs. 112:3; [Matt. 6:33; Luke 16:11; Eph. 3:8] enduring wealth andoPs. 112:3; [Matt. 6:33; Luke 16:11; Eph. 3:8] righteousness.
19 My fruit ispch. 3:14 better thanqver. 10 gold, even fine gold,
and my yield thanrch. 10:20 choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
in the paths of justice,
21 granting an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.
22 sSee Job 28:25-28 The LordtGen. 14:19, 22; [Ps. 104:24; 136:5] possessed1Or fathered; Septuagint created me at the beginning of his work,
the first of his actsuPs. 93:2 of old.
23 Ages ago I wasvPs. 2:6 set up,
at the first,w[John 17:5] before the beginning of the earth.
24 When there were noxver. 27, 28; ch. 3:20; Gen. 1:2 depths I wasyJob 15:7; Ps. 51:5 brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountainszJob 38:6 (Heb.) had been shaped,
aPs. 90:2 before the hills, I was brought forth,
26 before he had made the earth with its fields,
or the first of the dust of the world.
27 When hebch. 3:19 established the heavens, I was there;
when he drewcJob 26:10 a circle on the face of the deep,
28 when hedGen. 1:6 made firm the skies above,
when he established the fountains of the deep,
29 when heeGen. 1:9, 10 assigned to the sea itsfSee Job 26:10 limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked outgSee Ps. 104:5 the foundations of the earth,
30 thenhZech. 13:7; [John 1:1, 2] I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his1Or daily filled withiPs. 16:3; [Matt. 3:17] delight,
rejoicing before him always,
31 j[Gen. 1:31; Ps. 104:31] rejoicing in hiskIsa. 45:18 inhabited world
and delighting in the children of man.
32 And now,lch. 5:7; 7:24; [1 John 3:1] O sons, listen to me:
mPs. 119:1, 2; 128:1, 2; [Luke 11:28] blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 nSee ch. 4:1 Hear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34 o[ch. 3:13] Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
35 Forpch. 3:18; See ch. 4:22 whoever finds meqJohn 1:4; 17:3 finds life
andrch. 12:2; 18:22 obtains favor from the Lord,
36 but he who fails to find mes[ch. 15:32; 20:2; 29:24] injures himself;
all whotch. 12:1 hate meuch. 21:6 love death. ”