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Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise its voice?
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[Wisdom] takes its stand on high ground, by the wayside where the roads meet,
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near the gates to the city. At the entrance [wisdom] sings its song,
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"I am calling to all of you, and my appeal is to all people.
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You gullible people, learn how to be sensible. You fools, get a heart that has understanding.
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Listen! I am speaking about noble things, and my lips will say what is right.
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My mouth expresses the truth, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.
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Everything I say is fair, and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.
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All of it is clear to a person who has understanding and right to those who have acquired knowledge.
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Take my discipline, not silver, and my knowledge rather than fine gold,
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because wisdom is better than jewels. Nothing you desire can equal it.
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"I, Wisdom, live with insight, and I acquire knowledge and foresight.
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To fear the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and twisted speech.
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Advice and priceless wisdom are mine. I, Understanding, have strength.
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Through me kings reign, and rulers decree fair laws.
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Through me princes rule, so do nobles and all fair judges.
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I love those who love me. Those eagerly looking for me will find me.
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I have riches and honor, lasting wealth and righteousness.
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What I produce is better than gold, pure gold. What I yield is better than fine silver.
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I walk in the way of righteousness, on the paths of justice,
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to give an inheritance to those who love me and to fill their treasuries.
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"The LORD already possessed me long ago, when his way began, before any of his works.
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I was appointed from everlasting from the first, before the earth began.
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I was born before there were oceans, before there were springs filled with water.
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I was born before the mountains were settled in their places and before the hills,
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when he had not yet made land or fields or the first dust of the world.
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"When he set up the heavens, I was there. When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
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when he established the skies above, when he determined the currents in the ocean,
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when he set a limit for the sea so the waters would not overstep his command, when he traced the foundations of the earth,
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I was beside him as a master craftsman. I made him happy day after day, I rejoiced in front of him all the time,
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found joy in his inhabited world, and delighted in the human race.
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"Now, sons, listen to me. Blessed are those who follow my ways.
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Listen to discipline, and become wise. Do not leave my ways.
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Blessed is the person who listens to me, watches at my door day after day, and waits by my doorposts.
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Whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.
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Whoever sins against me harms himself. All those who hate me love death."