Dual Panel1Does not wisdom<2451> call<7121>, And understanding<8394> lift<5414> up her voice<6963>?
2On top<7218> of the heights<4791> beside<5921> the way<1870>, Where<1004> the paths<5410> meet<1007>, she takes<5324> her stand<5324>;
3Beside<3027> the gates<8179>, at the opening<6310> to the city<7176>, At the entrance<3996> of the doors<6607>, she cries<7442> out:
4"To you, O men<376>, I call<7121>, And my voice<6963> is to the sons<1121> of men<120>.
5"O naive<6612> ones<6612>, understand<995> prudence<6195>; And, O fools<3684>, understand<995> wisdom<3820>.
6"Listen<8085>, for I will speak<1696> noble<5057> things<5057>; And the opening<4669> of my lips<8193> will reveal right<4339> things<4339>.
7"For my mouth<2441> will utter<1897> truth<571>; And wickedness<7562> is an abomination<8441> to my lips<8193>.
8"All<3605> the utterances<561> of my mouth<6310> are in righteousness<6664>; There<369> is nothing<369> crooked<6617> or perverted<6141> in them.
9"They are all<3605> straightforward<5228> to him who understands<995>, And right<3477> to those who find<4672> knowledge<1847>.
10"Take<3947> my instruction<4148> and not silver<3701>, And knowledge<1847> rather<4480> than<4480> choicest<977> gold<2742>.
11"For wisdom<2451> is better<2896> than<4480> jewels<6443>; And all<3605> desirable<2656> things<2656> cannot<3808> compare<7737> with her.
12"I, wisdom<2451>, dwell<7931> with prudence<6195>, And I find<4672> knowledge<1847> and discretion<4209>.
13"The fear<3374> of the LORD<3068> is to hate<8130> evil<7451>; Pride<1344> and arrogance<1344> and the evil<7451> way<1870> And the perverted<8419> mouth<6310>, I hate<8130>.
14"Counsel<6098> is mine and sound<8454> wisdom<8454>; I am understanding<998>, power<1369> is mine.
15"By me kings<4428> reign<4427>, And rulers<7336> decree<2710> justice<6664>.
16"By me princes<8269> rule<8323>, and nobles<5081>, All<3605> who judge<8199> rightly<6664>.
17"I love<157> those who love<157> me; And those who diligently<7836> seek<7836> me will find<4672> me.
18"Riches<6239> and honor<3519> are with me, Enduring<6276> wealth<1952> and righteousness<6666>.
19"My fruit<6529> is better<2896> than<4480> gold<2742>, even pure<6337> gold<6337>, And my yield<8393> better than<4480> choicest<977> silver<3701>.
20"I walk<1980> in the way<734> of righteousness<6666>, In the midst<8432> of the paths<5410> of justice<4941>,
21To endow<5157> those who love<157> me with wealth<3426>, That I may fill<4390> their treasuries<214>.
22"The LORD<3068> possessed<7069> me at the beginning<7225> of His way<1870>, Before<6924> His works<4659> of old<6924>.
23"From everlasting<5769> I was established<5258>, From the beginning<7218>, from the earliest<6924> times<6924> of the earth<776>.
24"When there<369> were no<369> depths<8415> I was brought<2342> forth<2342>, When there<369> were no<369> springs<4599> abounding<3513> with water<4325>.
25"Before<2962> the mountains<2022> were settled<2883>, Before<6440> the hills<1389> I was brought<2342> forth<2342>;
26While<5704> He had not yet made<6213> the earth<776> and the fields<2351>, Nor<3808> the first<7218> dust<6083> of the world<8398>.
27"When He established<3559> the heavens<8064>, I was there<8033>, When He inscribed<2710> a circle<2329> on the face<6440> of the deep<8415>,
28When He made<553> firm<553> the skies<7834> above<4480><4605>, When the springs<5871> of the deep<8415> became<5810> fixed<5810>,
29When He set<7760> for the sea<3220> its boundary<2706> So that the water<4325> would not transgress<5674> His command<6310>, When He marked<2710> out the foundations<4144> of the earth<776>;
30Then I was beside<681> Him, as a master<525> workman<525>; And I was daily<3117> His delight<8191>, Rejoicing<7832> always<3605><6256> before<6440> Him,
31Rejoicing<7832> in the world<8398>, His earth<776>, And having my delight<8191> in the sons<1121> of men<120>.
32"Now<6258> therefore, O sons<1121>, listen<8085> to me, For blessed<835> are they who keep<8104> my ways<1870>.
33"Heed<8085> instruction<4148> and be wise<2449>, And do not neglect<6544> it.
34"Blessed<835> is the man<120> who listens<8085> to me, Watching<8245> daily<3117> at my gates<1817>, Waiting<8104> at my doorposts<4201>.
35"For he who finds<4672> me finds<4672> life<2425> And obtains<6329> favor<7522> from the LORD<3068>.
36"But he who sins<2398> against me injures<2554> himself<5315>; All<3605> those who hate<8130> me love<157> death<4194>."