1. I too am a mortal, the same as all the rest,and a descendant of the first one formed of earth.And in my mother’s womb I was molded into flesh
2. in a ten-month period—body and blood,from the seed of a man, and the pleasure that accompanies marriage.
3. And I too, when born, inhaled the common air,and fell upon the kindred earth;wailing, I uttered that first sound common to all.
4. In swaddling clothes and with constant care I was nurtured.
5. For no king has any different origin or birth;
6. one is the entry into life for all,and in one same way they leave it.
7. Therefore I prayed, and prudence was given me;I pleaded and the spirit of Wisdom came to me.