1. He explores the wisdom of all the ancientsand is occupied with the prophecies;
2. He preserves the discourses of the famous,and goes to the heart of involved sayings;
3. He seeks out the hidden meaning of proverbs,and is busied with the enigmas found in parables.
4. He is in attendance on the great,and appears before rulers.He travels among the peoples of foreign landsto test what is good and evil among people.
5. His care is to rise earlyto seek the Lord his Maker,to petition the Most High,To open his mouth in prayer,to ask pardon for his sins.
6. If it pleases the Lord Almighty,he will be filled with the spirit of understanding;He will pour forth his words of wisdomand in prayer give praise to the Lord.
7. He will direct his knowledge and his counsel,as he meditates upon God’s mysteries.
8. He will show the wisdom of what he has learnedand glory in the Law of the Lord’s covenant.
9. Many will praise his understanding;his name can never be blotted out;Unfading will be his memory,through all generations his name will live;
10. Peoples will speak of his wisdom,and the assembly will declare his praise.
11. While he lives he is one out of a thousand,and when he dies he leaves a good name.
12. Once more I will set forth my themeto shine like the moon in its fullness!
13. Listen to me, my faithful children: open up your petals,like roses planted near running waters;