<p class="poetry">Wisdom is supreme<n id="1" /> &#8211; so<n id="2" /> acquire wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">and whatever you acquire,<n id="3" /> acquire understanding!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Is not wisdom found among the aged?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Does not long life bring understanding?p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;With God<n id="1" /> are wisdom and power;p> <p class="poetry">counsel and understanding are his.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do you listen in on God&#8217;s secret council?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Do you limit<n id="2" /> wisdom to yourself?p>

<p class="poetry">To<n id="1" /> learn<n id="2" /> wisdom<n id="3" /> and moral instruction,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and to discern<n id="5" /> wise counsel.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will guide you<n id="1" /> in the way of wisdomp> <p class="poetry">and I will lead you in upright paths.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Does not wisdom call out?p> <p class="poetry">Does not understanding raise her voice?p>

<p class="poetry">I have not learned wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">nor do I have knowledge<n id="1" /> of the Holy One.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Without a doubt you are the people,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and wisdom will die with you.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">How you have advised the one without wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">and abundantly<n id="1" /> revealed your insight!p>

<p class="poetry">Of coral and jasper no mention will be made;p> <p class="poetry">the price<n id="1" /> of wisdom is more than pearls.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I said to myself, &#8216;Age<n id="1" /> should speak,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and length of years<n id="3" /> should make wisdom known.&#8217;p>

<p class="poetry">So do not say,<n id="1" /> &#8216;We have found wisdom!p> <p class="poetry">God will refute<n id="2" /> him, not man!&#8217;p>

<p class="poetry">If not, you listen to me;p> <p class="poetry">be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">For God deprived her of wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">and did not impart understanding to her.p>

<p class="poetry">The godly speak wise wordsp> <p class="poetry">and promote justice.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look,<n id="1" /> you desire<n id="2" /> integrity in the inner man;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">you want me to possess wisdom.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">So teach us to consider our mortality,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so that we might live wisely.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Fearing the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> is the beginning<n id="2" /> of moral knowledge,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but<n id="4" /> fools<n id="5" /> despise<n id="6" /> wisdom and instruction.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">For<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> gives<n id="2" /> wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">and from his mouth<n id="3" /> comes<n id="4" /> knowledge and understanding.p>