14. For she is to men a treasure that fails not, And they that use it obtain friendship with God, Commended to him by the gifts which they through discipline present to him.
15. But to me may God give to speak with judgement, And to conceive thoughts worthy of what has been given me; Because himself is one that guideth even wisdom and that correcteth the wise.
16. For in his hand are both we and our words; All understanding, and all acquaintance with various crafts.
17. For himself gave me an unerring knowledge of the things that are, To know the constitution of the world, and the operation of the elements;
18. The beginning and end and middle of times, The alternations of the solstices and the changes of seasons,
19. The circuits of years and the positions of stars;
20. The natures of living creatures and the ragings of wild beasts, The violences of winds and the thoughts of men, The diversities of plants and the virtues of roots:
21. All things that are either secret or manifest I learned,
22. For she that is the artificer of all things taught me, even wisdom. For there is in her a spirit quick of understanding, holy, Alone in kind, manifold, Subtil, freely moving, Clear in utterance, unpolluted, Distinct, unharmed, Loving what is good, keen, unhindered,
23. Beneficent, loving toward man, Stedfast, sure, free from care, All-powerful, all-surveying, And penetrating through all spirits That are quick of understanding, pure, most subtil:
24. For wisdom is more mobile than any motion; Yes, she pervadeth and penetrateth all things by reason of her pureness.