15. “By me sovereigns reign, And rulers make righteous decrees.
16. “By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth.
17. “I love those who love me, And those who earnestly seek me do find me.
18. “Riches and esteem are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness.
19. “My fruit is better than gold and fine gold, And my increase than choice silver.
20. “I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of right- ruling,
21. “To bestow substance on those who love me, And to fill their treasuries.
22. “יהוה possessed me, The beginning of His way, As the first of His works of old.
23. “I was set up ages ago, at the first, Before the earth ever was.
24. “When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs heavy with water.
25. “Before mountains were sunk, Before the hills, I was brought forth,
26. “Before He had made the earth and the fields, Or the first dust of the world.
27. “When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He decreed a vault on the face of the deep,
28. “When He set the clouds above, When He made the fountains of the deep strong,