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Listen as Wisdom calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice!
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On the hilltop along the road, she takes her stand at the crossroads.
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By the gates at the entrance to the town, on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
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"I call to you, to all of you! I raise my voice to all people.
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You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.
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Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you. Everything I say is right,
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for I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception.
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My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
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My words are plain to anyone with understanding, clear to those with knowledge.
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Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
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For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it.
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"I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
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All who fear the LORD will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech.
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Common sense and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine.
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Because of me, kings reign, and rulers make just decrees.
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Rulers lead with my help, and nobles make righteous judgments.
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"I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.
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I have riches and honor, as well as enduring wealth and justice.
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My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver!
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Those who love me inherit wealth. I will fill their treasuries.
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"The LORD formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.
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I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.
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I was born before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
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Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born--
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before he had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil.
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I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
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I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established springs deep in the earth.
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I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth's foundations,
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I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence.
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And how happy I was with the world he created; how I rejoiced with the human family!
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"And so, my children, listen to me, for all who follow my ways are joyful.
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Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don't ignore it.
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Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!
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For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.
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But those who miss me injure themselves. All who hate me love death."