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| [1]THEREFORE preach wisdom, and understanding will answer you. |
[1]Doth not wisdom cry? And understanding utter her voice? |
| [2]For wisdom is on the top of high places, she stands between the ways and by the paths. |
[2]She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths. |
| [3]She cries at the gates, at the entrance of the city; she cries aloud, saying, |
[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]So that the simple ones may understand prudence and the fools understand in their heart. |
[5]O ye foolish men, understand wisdom, and ye, O fools, be wise in heart. |
| [6]Hear, for I will speak truth; and the opening of my mouth shall bring forth uprightness. |
[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 speak truth, and lying lips are an abomination before me. |
[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 deceptive 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 who understands them, and right to those who are willing to find knowledge. |
[9]They are all plain to him that will understand, and straight to them that would find knowledge. |
| [10]Receive discipline and not silver; and choose for yourself knowledge rather than fine gold. |
[10]Receive mine instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than fine gold. |
| [11]For wisdom is much better than fine gold; yea, she is better than precious stones, and nothing can be compared to her |
[11]For wisdom is better than precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared unto her. |
| [12]I wisdom have created prudence, and I posses knowledge and reason. |
[12]I wisdom dwell with prudence, and I find forth knowledge and counsels. |
| [13]Reverence of the LORD despises evil; pride, arrogance, evil ways, and perverse speech 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 and sound doctrine are mine; mine is understanding and might. |
[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 and nobles rule, even all the righteous judges of the earth. |
[16]By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the judges of the earth. |
| [17]I love those who love me; and those who seek me shall find me. |
[17]I love them that love me: and they that seek me early, shall find me. |
| [18]Riches and honor are mine; yea, enduring riches and righteousness. |
[18]Riches and honor are with me: even durable riches and righteousness. |
| [19]My fruit is better than fine gold, and my ingathering than choice silver. |
[19]My fruit is better than gold, even than fine gold, and my revenues better than fine silver. |
| [20]I lead 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 have hope; and I will fill their treasuries |
[21]That I may cause them that love me, to inherit substance, and I will fill their treasures. |
| [22]The LORD created me as the first of his creations, before all of his works. |
[22]The Lord hath possessed me in the beginning of his way: I was before his works of old. |
| [23]I was established from everlasting, from the beginning, before he made the earth. |
[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 were formed was I conceived; |
[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 valleys nor the best soil 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 clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; |
[28]When he established the clouds above, when he confirmed the fountains of the deep, |
| [29]When he gave to the sea its bounds, that the waters should not transgress his commandment; when he laid down 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]I together with him was establishing them; and daily I was his delight, rejoicing always before him, |
[30]Then was I with him as a nourisher, and I was daily his delight rejoicing alway before him, |
| [31]Rejoicing in his habitable earth; and my delights were 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 hearken to me, O you children; for blessed is he who keeps 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 do not go astray. |
[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]Blessed is the man who heeds me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my threshold. |
[34]For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord. |
| [35]For my objectives are the issues of life, they proclaim the will of the LORD. |
[35]But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his own soul: and all that hate me, love death. |
| [36]Those who sin against me wrong their own soul; all those who hate me love death |
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