11. because wisdom is better than jewels.Nothing you desire can equal it.
12. “I, Wisdom, live with insight,and I acquire knowledge and foresight.
13. To fear the Lord is to hate evil.I hate pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and twisted speech.
14. Advice and priceless wisdom are mine.I, Understanding, have strength.
15. Through me kings reign,and rulers decree fair laws.
16. Through me princes rule,so do nobles and all fair judges.
17. I love those who love me.Those eagerly looking for me will find me.
18. I have riches and honor,lasting wealth and righteousness.
19. What I produce is better than gold, pure gold.What I yield is better than fine silver.
20. I walk in the way of righteousness, on the paths of justice,
21. to give an inheritance to those who love meand to fill their treasuries.
22. “The Lord already possessed me long ago,when his way began,before any of his works.
23. I was appointed from everlastingfrom the first,before the earth began.
24. I was bornbefore there were oceans,before there were springs filled with water.
25. I was bornbefore the mountains were settled in their placesand before the hills,
26. when he had not yet made land or fieldsor the first dust of the world.
27. “When he set up the heavens, I was there.When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean,