10. For wisdom was sent from God. And praise will stand before the wisdom of God, and praise will abound in the mouths of the faithful, and the sovereign Lord will give praise to wisdom.
11. You should not say: "It is because of God that wisdom is absent." For you should not do what he detests.
12. You should not say: "He has led me astray." For the impious are of no use to him.
13. The Lord hates all abominable error, and those who fear him will not love such things.
14. God established man from the beginning, and he left him in the hand of his own counsel.
15. He added his commandments and precepts.
16. If you choose to keep the commandments, and if, having chosen them, you fulfill them with perpetual fidelity, they will preserve you.
17. He has set water and fire before you. Extend your hand to whichever one you would choose.
18. Before man is life and death, good and evil. Whichever one he chooses will be given to him.
19. For the wisdom of God is manifold. And he is strong in power, seeing all things without ceasing.
20. The eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, and he knows each one of the works of man.
21. He has commanded no one to act impiously, and he has given no one permission to sin.
22. For he does not desire a multitude of unfaithful and useless sons.