Mishlei (Pro) 8
8
1Wisdom is calling!
Understanding is raising her voice!
2On the heights along the road,
where the paths meet, she is standing;
3by the gates leading into the city,
at the entrances, she cries aloud:
4“People, I am calling you,
raising my voice to all mankind.
5You who don’t direct your lives,
understand caution;
as for you, you fools,
get some common sense!
6“Listen! I will say worthwhile things;
when I speak, my words are right.
7My mouth says what is true,
because my lips detest evil.
8All the words from my mouth are righteous;
nothing false or crooked is in them.
9They are all clear to those who understand
and straightforward to those who gain knowledge.
10Receive my instruction, rather than silver;
knowledge, rather than the finest gold.
11For wisdom is better than pearls;
nothing you want can compare with her.
12“I, wisdom, live together with caution;
I attain knowledge and discretion.
13The fear of Adonai is hatred of evil.
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil ways and duplicitous speech.
14Good advice is mine, and common sense;
I am insight, power is mine.
15By me kings reign,
and princes make just laws.
16By me princes govern,
nobles too, and all the earth’s rulers.
17I love those who love me;
and those who seek me will find me.
18Riches and honor are with me,
lasting wealth and righteousness.
19My fruit is better than gold, fine gold,
my produce better than the finest silver.
20I follow the course of righteousness
along the paths of justice,
21to endow with wealth those who love me
and fill their treasuries.
22“Adonai made me as the beginning of his way,
the first of his ancient works.
23I was appointed before the world,
before the start, before the earth’s beginnings.
24When I was brought forth, there were no ocean depths,
no springs brimming with water.
25I was brought forth before the hills,
before the mountains had settled in place;
26he had not yet made the earth, the fields,
or even the earth’s first grains of dust.
27When he established the heavens, I was there.
When he drew the horizon’s circle on the deep,
28when he set the skies above in place,
when the fountains of the deep poured forth,
29when he prescribed boundaries for the sea,
so that its water would not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
30I was with him as someone he could trust.
For me, every day was pure delight,
as I played in his presence all the time,.
31playing everywhere on his earth,
and delighting to be with humankind.
32“Therefore, children, listen to me:
happy are those who keep my ways.
33Hear instruction, and grow wise;
do not refuse it.
34How happy the person who listens to me,
who watches daily at my gates
and waits outside my doors.
35For he who finds me finds life
and obtains the favor of Adonai.
36But he who misses me harms himself;
all who hate me love death.”
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Wisdom’s Call
1Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
2At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4“To you, O people, I call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
5You who are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.#8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds
6Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
8All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
11for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13To fear the Lord is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have insight, I have power.
15By me kings reign
and rulers issue decrees that are just;
16by me princes govern,
and nobles—all who rule on earth.#8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulers
17I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
18With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
19My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.
22“The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,#8:22 Or way; or dominion#8:22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his work
before his deeds of old;
23I was formed long ages ago,
at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
when there were no springs overflowing with water;
25before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
26before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.
27I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28when he established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29when he gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30Then I was constantly#8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,
31rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind.
32“Now then, my children, listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways.
33Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not disregard it.
34Blessed are those who listen to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
35For those who find me find life
and receive favor from the Lord.
36But those who fail to find me harm themselves;
all who hate me love death.”
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