8:1 Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
at the intersection of the paths she takes her stand;
at the entrance of the doorways she cries out:
and my voice calls to all mankind.
And you fools, understand discernment!
and my lips will utter what is right.
and my lips hate wickedness.
there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.
and upright to those who find knowledge.
and knowledge rather than choice gold.
and desirable things cannot be compared to her.
and I find knowledge and discretion.
I hate arrogant pride and the evil way
and perverse utterances.
I possess understanding and might.
and potentates decree righteousness;
as well as nobles and all righteous judges.
and those who seek me find me.
long-lasting wealth and righteousness.
and what I produce is better than choice silver.
in the pathway of justice,
and that I may fill their treasuries.
before his deeds of long ago.
from the beginning, from before the world existed.
when there were no springs overflowing with water;
before the hills - I was born,
or the beginning of the dust of the world.
when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,
when the fountains of the deep grew strong,
that the waters should not pass over his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
and I was his delight day by day,
rejoicing before him at all times,
and delighting in its people.
blessed are those who keep my ways.
and do not neglect it.
watching at my doors day by day,
waiting beside my doorway.
and receives favor from the
all who hate me love death."
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