Proverbs 8

Does not wisdom call and understanding give her voice

from the hilltops on the way where the roads meet she takes her stand

right by the gates at the mouth of the town from the entrance of the doors she sings

To all humanity I call my voice to the children of humus

understand, O naive, shrewdness O simpletons, understand a heart

hear, for princely things I will speak and from the parting of my lips things that are upright

for truth I muse with my gums and an abomination to my lips is wickedness

of righteousness are all the words of my mouth there is nothing in them twisted or perverse

all of them transparent to one who understands and upright to those who find knowledge

receive my discipline and not silver and knowledge rather than gold of choice

for better is wisdom than rubies and all things to be desired are not to be compared with her

I, wisdom, live with shrewdness and knowledge of purpose I find out

The fear of יְהוָה to hate evil Pride, arrogance, the way of evil and the mouth of falsehoods I hate

To me is counsel and success I am understanding to me is strength

by me kings reign and rulers decree righteousness

by me leaders lead and princes, all the judges of righteousness

as for me, I love all those loving me and those who seek me will find me

wealth and glory are with me substance of old and righteousness

better is my fruit than gold or fine gold and my coming than silver of choice

in the path of righteousness I walk in the middle of the roads of judgment

to allot to those loving me what is and their storehouses I will fill

יְהוָה acquired me as the beginning of his way before his works of old

from everlasting I was poured out from the beginning from before earth

when there were no depths I was begotten when there were no fountains heavy with water

earlier than the mountains were sunk in the presence of the hills I was begotten

as yet he had not made earth, the outside or the beginning of the dust of the world

when he established the heavens, there was I when he inscribed a circle on the face of the deep

when he encouraged the clouds above to strengthen the fountains of the deep

when he set to the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his bidding when he inscribed the foundations of earth

then I was beside him - faithful and I was his delight day by day at play in his presence at all times

at play in the world, his earth and delighting in the children of humus

So now children, hear me for happy they that keep my ways

hear discipline and be wise and do not let go

happy is the human who hears me keeping watch at my portals daily guarding the posts of my doors

for who finds me finds life and will obtain acceptance of יְהוָה

but who sins against me does violence to self all hating me love death