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Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, That understanding may be obedient to thee.
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For she is on lofty eminences, And stands in the midst of the ways.
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For she sits by the gates of princes, And sings in the entrances, saying,
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You, O men, I exhort; And utter my voice to the sons of men.
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O ye simple, understand subtlety, And ye that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
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Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; And will produce right sayings from my lips.
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For my throat shall meditate truth; And false lips are an abomination before me.
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All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
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They are all evident to those that understand, And right to those that find knowledge.
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Receive instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than tried gold.
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For wisdom is better than precious stones; And no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.
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I wisdom have dwelt with counsel and knowledge, And I have called upon understanding.
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The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, And insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; And I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
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Counsel and safety are mine: Prudence is mine, and strength is mine.
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By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.
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By me nobles become great, And monarchs by me rule over the earth.
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I love those that love me; And they that seek me shall find me.
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Wealth and glory belong to me; Yea, abundant possessions and righteousness.
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It is better to have my fruit than to have gold and precious stones; And my produce is better than choice silver.
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I walk in ways of righteousness, And am conversant with the paths of judgment;
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That I may divide substance to them that love me, And may fill their treasures with good things. I will remember also to recount the things of old.
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was in the beginning, Before he made the earth:
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Before the fountains of water came forth:
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And before all hills, he begets me.
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tracts, And the highest inhabited parts of the world.
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And when he prepared his throne upon the winds:
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And when he secured the fountains of the earth:
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myself to him, I was that wherein he took delight; And daily I rejoiced in his presence continually.
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And rejoiced among the children of men.
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my son, hear me: Blessed is the man who shall hearken to me, And the mortal who shall keep my ways;
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Waiting at the posts of my entrances.
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And in them is prepared favor from the Lord.
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And they that hate me love death.