1. All wisdom is from the Lord God, and has always been with him, and is before all time.
2. Who has numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of the rain, and the days of the world? Who has measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss?
3. Who has examined the wisdom of God, which precedes all things?
4. Wisdom was created before all things, and the understanding of prudence is before all time.
5. The Word of God on high is the source of wisdom, whose steps are eternal commandments.
6. To whom has the root of wisdom been revealed, and who has recognized her astuteness?
7. To whom has the discipline of wisdom been revealed and made manifest? And who has understood the multiplicity of her steps?