[1] Wisdom shall praise herself, And shall glory in the midst of her people.
[2] In the congregation of the Most High shall she open her mouth, And glory in the presence of his power.
[3] I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, And covered the earth as a mist.
[4] I lived in high places, And my throne is in the pillar of the cloud.
[5] Alone I compassed the circuit of heaven, And I walked in the depth of the abyss.
[6] In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, And in every people and nation, I got a possession.
[7] With all these I sought rest; And in whose inheritance shall I lodge?
[8] Then the Creator of all things gave me a commandment; And he that created me made my tabernacle to rest, And said, Let your tabernacle be in Jacob, And your inheritance in Israel.
[9] He created me from the beginning before the world; And to the end I shall not fail.
[10] In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him; And so was I established in Sion.
[11] In the beloved city likewise he gave me rest; And in Jerusalem was my authority.
[12] And I took root in a people that was glorified, Even in the portion of the Lord's own inheritance.
[13] I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, And as a cypress tree on the mountains of Hermon.
[14] I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore, And as rose plants in Jericho, And as a fair olive tree in the plain; And I was exalted as a plane tree.
[15] As cinnamon and aspalathus, I have given a scent of perfumes; And as choice myrrh, I spread abroad a pleasant odour; As galbanum, and onyx, and stacte, And as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.
[16] As the terebinth I stretched out my branches; And my branches are branches of glory and grace.
[17] As the vine I put forth grace; And my flowers are the fruit of glory and riches.
[19] Come to me, you⌃ that are desirous of me, And be you⌃ filled with my produce.
[20] For my memorial is sweeter than honey, And mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
[21] They that eat me shall yet be hungry; And they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.
[22] He that obeyeth me shall not be ashamed; And they that work in me shall not do amiss.
[23] All these things are the book of the covenant of the Most High God, Even the law which Moses commanded us for a heritage to the assemblies of Jacob.
[25] It is he that makes wisdom abundant, as Pishon, And as Tigris in the days of newfruits;
[26] That makes understanding full as Euphrates, And as Jordan in the days of harvest;
[27] That makes instruction to shine forth as the light, As Gihon in the days of vintage.
[28] The first man knew her not perfectly; And in like manner the last has not traced her out.
[29] For her thoughts are filled from the sea, And her counsels from the great deep.
[30] And I came out as a stream from a river, And as a conduit into a garden.
[31] I said, I will water my garden, And will water abundantly my garden bed; And, lo, my stream became a river, And my river became a sea.
[32] I will yet bring instruction to light as the morning, And will make these things to shine forth afar off.
[33] I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, And leave it to generations of ages.
[34] Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, But for all them that diligently seek her.