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.
8. I preferred her to scepter and throne,And deemed riches nothing in comparison with her,
9. nor did I liken any priceless gem to her;Because all gold, in view of her, is a bit of sand,and before her, silver is to be accounted mire.
10. Beyond health and beauty I loved her,And I chose to have her rather than the light,because her radiance never ceases.
11. Yet all good things together came to me with her,and countless riches at her hands;
12. I rejoiced in them all, because Wisdom is their leader,though I had not known that she is their mother.