17. Like a grapevine I put out lovely shoots;my blossoms gave way to rich and glorious fruit.
19. Come to me, all you that want me,and eat your fill of my fruit.
20. You will remember me as sweeter than honey,better than honey from the comb.
21. Eat me, and you will hunger for more;drink me, and you will thirst for more.
22. Obey me, and you will never have cause for embarrassment;do as I say, and you will be safe from sin.”
23. Wisdom is the Law, the Law which Moses commanded us to keep, the covenant of God Most High, the inheritance of the synagogues of Israel.
25. The Law overflows with Wisdom like the River Pishon, like the Tigris at fruit-picking time.
26. The Law brims over with understanding like the Euphrates, like the Jordan at harvest time.
27. It sparkles with teachings like the Nile, like the Gihon at grape-picking time.
28. The first human being ever created never knew Wisdom completely, and the last person on earth will be no more successful.
29. The possibilities of Wisdom are vaster than the ocean; her resources are more profound than the deepest waters beneath the earth.
30. As for me, I thought of myself as an irrigation canal bringing water from a river into a garden.
31. I only intended to water my orchard and flower beds, but the canal soon became a river, and the river became a sea.
32. And so I present you with my learning; I hold it high, so that its light can be seen everywhere, like that of the rising sun.
33. Like an inspired prophet, I pour out my teachings, so that future generations can benefit from them.