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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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3 | 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. |
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