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10:1  Wisdom preserved the first-formed father of the world when he alone had been created. She delivered him from his transgression
10:2  and gave him the power to rule over all things.
10:3  But when the wicked man forsook her in his wrath, he perished because of his fratricidal fury.
10:4  When a flood overwhelmed the earth because of him, Wisdom again saved it, steering the righteous man to safety on a fragile piece of wood.
10:5  And when the nations were thrown into confusion after indulging in wicked conspiracy, Wisdom singled out the righteous man and kept him blameless in God’s sight and steeled him in the face of his compassion for his son.
10:6  Wisdom rescued the righteous man from the midst of the godless who were being destroyed, and he escaped the fire that rained down on the Five Cities.
10:7  As evidence of their wickedness, there still remains a smoldering waste, together with plants whose fruit never ripens; and a pillar of salt stands as a memorial of an unbelieving soul.
10:8  For by forsaking Wisdom they not only lost the ability to recognize what is good, but also bequeathed to humanity a reminder of their folly so that their offenses might never be forgotten.
10:9  But Wisdom rescued from tribulations those who served her.
10:10  When the righteous man was fleeing from the anger of his brother, she steered him to straight paths. She showed him the kingdom of God and bestowed upon him a knowledge of holy things. She gave success to his labors and multiplied the fruit of his work.
10:11  She aided him against the greed of his oppressors and made him a wealthy man.
10:12  She protected him from his enemies and saved him from ambushers. In his arduous struggle she brought him victory so that he might realize that piety is more powerful than anything else.
10:13  When the righteous man was sold, Wisdom did not desert him, but she delivered him from sin.
10:14  She descended with him into the dungeon, and she did not forsake him in his chains until she had brought him a royal scepter and power over his adversaries. She exposed the falsity of his accusers and bestowed on him everlasting glory.
10:15  It was Wisdom who delivered a holy people and blameless race from a nation of oppressors.
10:16  She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord and withstood dread kings with signs and wonders.
10:17  She gave the holy ones the recompense of their labors; she guided them on a wondrous way, becoming a shelter for them by day and a starry light throughout the night.
10:18  She brought them across the Red Sea and led them through the deep waters.
10:19  But she submerged their enemies and cast them up from the bottom of the deep.
10:20  Therefore, the righteous despoiled the wicked; they extolled your holy name, O Lord, and with one voice praised your protecting hand;
10:21  for Wisdom opened the mouths of the dumb and loosened the tongues of infants.