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Wisdom 8:1-7 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

1. Her great power reaches into every part of the world, and she sets everything in useful order.

2. Wisdom has been my love. I courted her when I was young and wanted to make her my bride. I fell in love with her beauty.

3. She glorifies her noble origin by living with God, the Lord of all, who loves her.

4. She is familiar with God's mysteries and helps to determine his course of action.

5. Is it good to have riches in this life? Nothing can make you richer than Wisdom, who makes everything function.

6. Is knowledge a useful thing to have? Nothing is better than Wisdom, who has given shape to everything that exists.

7. Do you love justice? All the virtues are the result of Wisdom's work: justice and courage, self-control and understanding. Life can offer us nothing more valuable than these.

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