Mishlei (Pro) 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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Proverbs 8

Wisdom’s Announcement

1Does not wisdom call out?

Does not understanding raise its voice?

2 ⌞Wisdom⌟ takes its stand on high ground,

by the wayside where the roads meet,

3near the gates to the city.

At the entrance ⌞wisdom⌟ sings its song,

4“I am calling to all of you,

and my appeal is to all people.

5You gullible people, learn how to be sensible.

You fools, get a heart that has understanding.

6Listen! I am speaking about noble things,

and my lips will say what is right.

7My mouth expresses the truth,

and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.

8Everything I say is fair,

and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.

9All of it is clear to a person who has understanding

and right to those who have acquired knowledge.

10Take my discipline, not silver,

and my knowledge rather than fine gold,

11because wisdom is better than jewels.

Nothing you desire can equal it.

Wisdom’s Authority

12“I, Wisdom, live with insight,

and I acquire knowledge and foresight.

13To fear the Lord is to hate evil.

I hate pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and twisted speech.

14Advice and priceless wisdom are mine.

I, Understanding, have strength.

15Through me kings reign,

and rulers decree fair laws.

16Through me princes rule,

so do nobles and all fair judges.

17I love those who love me.

Those eagerly looking for me will find me.

18I have riches and honor,

lasting wealth and righteousness.

19What I produce is better than gold, pure gold.

What I yield is better than fine silver.

20I walk in the way of righteousness, on the paths of justice,

21to give an inheritance to those who love me

and to fill their treasuries.

Wisdom as Creator

22“The Lord already possessed me long ago,

when his way began,

before any of his works.

23I was appointed from everlasting

from the first,

before the earth began.

24I was born

before there were oceans,

before there were springs filled with water.

25I was born

before the mountains were settled in their places

and before the hills,

26when he had not yet made land or fields

or the first dust of the world.

27“When he set up the heavens, I was there.

When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean,

28when he established the skies above,

when he determined the currents in the ocean,

29when he set a limit for the sea

so the waters would not overstep his command,

when he traced the foundations of the earth,

30I was beside him as a master craftsman.

I made him happy day after day,

I rejoiced in front of him all the time,

31found joy in his inhabited world, and delighted in the human race.

Wisdom as Lifegiver

32“Now, sons, listen to me.

Blessed are those who follow my ways.

33Listen to discipline, and become wise.

Do not leave my ways.

34Blessed is the person who listens to me,

watches at my door day after day,

and waits by my doorposts.

35Whoever finds me finds life

and obtains favor from the Lord.

36Whoever sins against me harms himself.

All those who hate me love death.”

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