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.
13. Sincerely I learned about her, and ungrudgingly do I share—her riches I do not hide away;
14. For she is an unfailing treasure;those who gain this treasure win the friendship of God,being commended by the gifts that come from her discipline.
15. Now God grant I speak suitablyand value these endowments at their worth:For he is the guide of Wisdomand the director of the wise.