| 1: Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her
voice? |
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| 2: She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the
places of the paths. |
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She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the
coming in at the doors. |
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| 4: Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
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| 5: O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an
understanding heart. |
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| 6: Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of
my lips shall be right things. |
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| 7: For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an
abomination to my lips. |
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| 8: All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is
nothing froward or perverse in them. |
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| 9: They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to
them that find knowledge. |
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| 10: Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather
than choice gold. |
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| 11: For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may
be desired are not to be compared to it. |
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| 12: I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty
inventions. |
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| 13: The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy,
and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. |
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| 14: Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have
strength. |
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| 15: By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. |
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| 16: By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the
earth. |
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| 17: I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall
find me. |
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| 18: Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and
righteousness. |
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| 19: My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my
revenue than choice silver. |
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| 20: I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths
of judgment: |
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| 21: That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and
I will fill their treasures. |
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| 22: The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his
works of old. |
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| 23: I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever
the earth was. |
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| 24: When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there
were no fountains abounding with water. |
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| 25: Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I
brought forth: |
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| 26: While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor
the highest part of the dust of the world. |
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| 27: When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a
compass upon the face of the depth: |
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| 28: When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened
the fountains of the deep: |
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| 29: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should
not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the
earth: |
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| 30: Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was
daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; |
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| 31: Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights
were with the sons of men. |
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| 32: Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are
they that keep my ways. |
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| 33: Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
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| 34: Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my
gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. |
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| 35: For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of
the LORD. |
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| 36: But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all
they that hate me love death. |
