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8:1  Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding lift up her voice?
8:2  She stands on the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
8:3  She cries out at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors:
8:4  “To you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
8:5  O you simple, understand wisdom, and you fools, be of an understanding heart.
8:6  Hear, for I will speak of excellent things, and from the opening of my lips will be right things;
8:7  for my mouth will speak truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8:8  All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
8:9  They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.
8:10  Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold;
8:11  for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
8:12  “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.
8:13  The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.
8:14  Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.
8:15  By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
8:16  By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
8:17  I love those who love me, and those who seek me early will find me.
8:18  Riches and honor are with me, yes, enduring riches and righteousness.
8:19  My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver.
8:20  I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice,
8:21  that I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, and I will fill their treasuries.
8:22  “The Lord possessed me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old.
8:23  I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
8:24  When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.
8:25  Before the mountains were settled, before the hills I was brought forth;
8:26  while as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, or the first dust of the world.
8:27  When He prepared the heavens, I was there, when He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
8:28  when He established the clouds above, when He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
8:29  when He gave to the sea His decree, that the waters should not pass His commandment, when He appointed the foundations of the earth,
8:30  then I was by Him, as one brought up with Him; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him,
8:31  rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.
8:32  “Now therefore listen to me, O you children, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
8:33  Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.
8:34  Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
8:35  For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor of the Lord;
8:36  but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.”