Proverbs 8:1-36 LSB

[1] Does not wisdom call, And discernment give forth her voice? [2] At the top of the heights upon the way, Where the pathways meet, she takes her stand; [3] Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she makes a shout: [4] “To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. [5] “O simple ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand a heart of wisdom. [6] “Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal upright things. [7] “For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. [8] “All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing twisted or crooked in them. [9] “They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. [10] “Take my discipline and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest fine gold. [11] “For wisdom is better than pearls; And all desirable things cannot compare with her. [12] “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion. [13] “The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the mouth of perverted words, I hate. [14] “Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, might is mine. [15] “By me kings reign, And rulers mark out righteousness. [16] “By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly. [17] “I love those who love me; And those who earnestly seek me will find me. [18] “Riches and glory are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. [19] “My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, And my produce better than choice silver. [20] “I walk in the path of righteousness, In the midst of the pathways of justice, [21] To give those who love me an inheritance of wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. [22] “Yahweh possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His deeds of old. [23] “From everlasting I was installed, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth. [24] “When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs heavy with water. [25] “Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth; [26] While He had not yet made the earth and the fields outside, Nor the first dust of the world. [27] “When He established the heavens, I was there, When He marked out a circle on the face of the deep, [28] When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became strong, [29] When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not pass over His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth; [30] Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was a daily delight, Rejoicing always before Him, [31] Rejoicing in the world, His earth, My delight is in the sons of men. [32] “So now, O sons, listen to me, For blessed are they who keep my ways. [33] “Hear discipline and be wise, And do not neglect it. [34] “How blessed is the man who hears me, To watch daily at my doors, To keep watch at my doorposts. [35] “For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from Yahweh. [36] “But he who sins against me does violence to his own soul; All those who hate me love death.”