1. Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?
2. At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,
3. At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,
4. `Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice [is] unto the sons of men.
5. Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,
6. Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness.
7. For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips [is] wickedness.
8. In righteousness [are] all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.
9. All of them [are] plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.
10. Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.
11. For better [is] wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.
12. I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.
13. The fear of Jehovah [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
14. Mine [is] counsel and substance, I [am] understanding, I have might.
15. By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness,
16. By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.