“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
and I find knowledge and discretion.
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
I have counsel and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.
“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His work,
the first of His acts of old…
Ages ago I (wisdom) was set up,
at th…