18. With me there are riches and honor. I have lasting wealth to give to you.
19. What I give is better than fine gold. What I produce is better than pure silver.
20. I lead people the right way— along the paths of justice.
21. I give riches to those who love me, and I fill their houses with treasures.
22. “The Lord made me in the beginning, long before he did anything else.
23. I was formed a long time ago, before the world was made.
24. I was born before there was an ocean, before the springs began to flow.
25. I was born before the mountains and hills were set into place,
26. before the earth and fields were made, before the dust of this world was formed.