7. He will open his mouth in prayer, and he will make supplication for his offenses.
8. For if the great Lord is willing, he will fill him with the Spirit of understanding.
9. And he will send forth the eloquence of his wisdom like rain showers, and in his prayer, he will confess to the Lord.
10. And he will direct his counsel and his discipline, and he will meditate on his mysteries.
11. He will make the discipline of his doctrine clear, and he will glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
12. Many persons will together praise his wisdom, and it will never be abolished, for all ages.
13. The memory of him will not fade away, and his name will be sought from generation to generation.
14. The peoples will declare his wisdom, and the Church will announce his praise.
15. While he remains, he leaves behind a name greater than a thousand, and when he will rest, it will be to his benefit.
16. I will meditate further, so that I may explain. For I have been filled with a passion.
17. In a voice, he says: Listen to me, divine fruits. You shall bear fruit, like roses planted beside streams of waters.
18. You shall have a sweet fragrance, like the cedars of Lebanon.
19. Blossom with flowers, like the lily, and diffuse a fragrance, and sprout leaves in grace, and give praise with canticles, and bless the Lord in his works.
20. Give magnificence to his name, and confess to him with the voice of your lips and with the canticles of your mouth and with stringed instruments. And in so praising him, you will confess:
21. All the works of the Lord are very good.