13. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;Pride and arrogance and the evil wayAnd the perverse mouth I hate.
14. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;I am understanding, I have strength.
15. By me kings reign,And rulers decree justice.
16. By me princes rule, and nobles,All the judges of the earth.
17. I love those who love me,And those who seek me diligently will find me.
18. Riches and honor are with me,Enduring riches and righteousness.
19. My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,And my revenue than choice silver.
20. I traverse the way of righteousness,In the midst of the paths of justice,
21. That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,That I may fill their treasuries.
22. “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,Before His works of old.
23. I have been established from everlasting,From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
24. When there were no depths I was brought forth,When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25. Before the mountains were settled,Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26. While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields,Or the primal dust of the world.
27. When He prepared the heavens, I was there,When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,