< Proverbs 8 >

1 ¿ Not wisdom does she call out and understanding does she give forth? voice her. 2 At [the] top of [the] heights on [the] way between [the] pathways she stations herself. 3 To [the] side of [the] gates to [the] opening of [the] town [the] entrance of [the] doorways they cry aloud. 4 To you O people I call and voice my [is] to [the] children of humankind. 5 Understand O naive people prudence and O fools understand heart. 6 Listen for princely things I will speak and [the] utterance of lips my [will be] uprightness. 7 For truth it will utter palate my and [is] an abomination of lips my wickedness. 8 [are] Righteousness all [the] words of mouth my there not among them [is] a twisted [thing] and a distorted [thing]. 9 All of them [are] right to the discerning [person] and upright to [those who] find knowledge. 10 Take discipline my and may not [you take] silver and knowledge more than gold chosen. 11 For [is] good wisdom more than jewels and all pleasures not they compare with it. 12 I wisdom I dwell prudence and knowledge of discretion I find. 13 [the] fear of Yahweh [is] to hate evil pride and arrogance - and a way evil and a mouth of perversities I hate. 14 [belong] to Me counsel and sound wisdom I [am] understanding [belongs] to me strength. 15 By me kings they reign and rulers they enact righteousness. 16 By me princes they rule and noble [people] all judges of (righteousness. *LH) 17 I ([those who] love me *QK) I love and [those who] earnestly seek me they find me. 18 Wealth and honor [are] with me wealth enduring and righteousness. 19 [is] good Fruit my more than gold and more than pure gold and gain my more than silver chosen. 20 In [the] path of righteousness I walk in [the] midst of [the] pathways of justice. 21 To give as an inheritance [those who] love me - substance and treasuries their I fill. 22 Yahweh he created me [the] beginning of way his [the] beginning of works his from then. 23 From long ago I was installed from [the] beginning from [the] beginnings of [the] earth. 24 When there not [were] [the] deeps I was brought forth when there not [were] springs abounding of water. 25 Before mountains they were planted before [the] hills I was brought forth. 26 Until not he had made [the] earth and [the] open places and [the] first of [the] dusts of [the] world. 27 When established he [the] heavens [was] there I when marked out he a circle on [the] surface of [the] deep. 28 When made firm he [the] clouds above when became strong [the] springs of [the] deep. 29 When set he for the sea - limit its and [the] waters not they will transgress mouth his when marked out he [the] foundations of [the] earth. 30 And I was beside him an artisan and I was delight day - day playing before him at every time. 31 Playing in [the] world of earth his and delight my [were] with [the] children of humankind. 32 And therefore O children listen to me and how blessed! [are those who] ways my they observe. 33 Listen to correction and act wisely and may not you neglect [it]. 34 How blessed! [is] a person [who] listens to me by keeping watch at doors my day - day by watching [the] doorposts of doorways my. 35 For [one who] finds me (he finds *QK) life and he obtained favor from Yahweh. 36 And [one who] misses me [is] doing wrong to self his all [those who] hate me they love death.

< Proverbs 8 >