15. "By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice.
16. "By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly.
17. "I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.
18. "Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness.
19. "My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest silver.
20. "I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
21. To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries.
22. "The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.
23. "From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.
24. "When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water.