New American Bible, Revised Edition

Proverbs 8:3-11 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

3. By the gates at the approaches of the city,in the entryways she cries aloud:

4. “To you, O people, I call;my appeal is to you mortals.

5. You naive ones, gain prudence,you fools, gain sense.

6. Listen! for noble things I speak;my lips proclaim honest words.

7. Indeed, my mouth utters truth,and my lips abhor wickedness.

8. All the words of my mouth are sincere,none of them wily or crooked;

9. All of them are straightforward to the intelligent,and right to those who attain knowledge.

10. Take my instruction instead of silver,and knowledge rather than choice gold.

11. [For Wisdom is better than corals,and no treasures can compare with her.]