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| [1]Doth not wisdom call, and understanding put forth her voice? |
[1]Doth not wisdom cry? And understanding utter her voice? |
| [2]In the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she standeth; |
[2]She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths. |
| [3]Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud: |
[3]She crieth besides the gates before the city at the entry of the doors, |
| [4]'Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men. |
[4]O men, I call unto you, and utter my voice to the children of men. |
| [5]O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. |
[5]O ye foolish men, understand wisdom, and ye, O fools, be wise in heart. |
| [6]Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things. |
[6]Give ear, for I will speak of excellent things, and the opening of my lips, shall teach things that be right. |
| [7]For my mouth shall utter truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. |
[7]For my mouth shall speak the truth, and my lips abhor wickedness. |
| [8]All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, there is nothing perverse or crooked in them. |
[8]All the words of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdness, nor frowardness in them. |
| [9]They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. |
[9]They are all plain to him that will understand, and straight to them that would find knowledge. |
| [10]Receive my instruction, and not silver, knowledge rather than choice gold. |
[10]Receive mine instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than fine gold. |
| [11]For wisdom is better than rubies, and all things desirable are not to be compared unto her. |
[11]For wisdom is better than precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared unto her. |
| [12]I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of devices. |
[12]I wisdom dwell with prudence, and I find forth knowledge and counsels. |
| [13]The fear of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. |
[13]The fear of the Lord is to hate evil as pride, and arrogance, and the evil way: and a mouth that speaketh lewd things, I do hate. |
| [14]Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine. |
[14]I have counsel and wisdom: I am understanding, and I have strength. |
| [15]By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. |
[15]By me, kings reign, and princes decree justice. |
| [16]By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. |
[16]By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the judges of the earth. |
| [17]I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me. |
[17]I love them that love me: and they that seek me early, shall find me. |
| [18]Riches and honour are with me; yea, enduring riches and righteousness. |
[18]Riches and honor are with me: even durable riches and righteousness. |
| [19]My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my produce than choice silver. |
[19]My fruit is better than gold, even than fine gold, and my revenues better than fine silver. |
| [20]I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice; |
[20]I cause to walk in the way of righteousness, and in the midst of the paths of judgment, |
| [21]That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries. |
[21]That I may cause them that love me, to inherit substance, and I will fill their treasures. |
| [22]𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 made me as the beginning of His way, the first of His works of old. |
[22]The Lord hath possessed me in the beginning of his way: I was before his works of old. |
| [23]I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. |
[23]I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning and before the earth. |
| [24]When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. |
[24]When there were no depths, was I begotten, when there were no fountains abounding with water. |
| [25]Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth; |
[25]Before the mountains were settled: and before the hills, was I begotten. |
| [26]While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world. |
[26]He had not yet made the earth, nor the open places, nor the height of the dust in the world. |
| [27]When He established the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep, |
[27]When he prepared the heavens, I was there, when he set the compass upon the deep. |
| [28]When He made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep showed their might, |
[28]When he established the clouds above, when he confirmed the fountains of the deep, |
| [29]When He gave to the sea His decree, that the waters should not transgress His commandment, when He appointed the foundations of the earth; |
[29]When he gave his decree to the sea, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth, |
| [30]Then I was by Him, as a nursling; and I was daily all delight, playing always before Him, |
[30]Then was I with him as a nourisher, and I was daily his delight rejoicing alway before him, |
| [31]Playing in His habitable earth, and my delights are with the sons of men. |
[31]And took my solace in the compass of his earth: and my delight is with the children of men. |
| [32]Now therefore, ye children, hearken unto me; for happy are they that keep my ways. |
[32]Therefore now hearken, O children, unto me: for blessed are they that keep my ways. |
| [33]Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. |
[33]Hear instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not: blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, and giving attendance at the posts of my doors. |
| [34]Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. |
[34]For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord. |
| [35]For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇. |
[35]But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his own soul: and all that hate me, love death. |
| [36]But he that misseth me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death.' |
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