"The beginningof wisdom[is]: Acquirewisdom;And with allyour acquiring,getunderstanding.
"Giveme nowwisdomand knowledge,that I may goout and comein beforethispeople,for whocan rulethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
From Your preceptsI getunderstanding;ThereforeI hateeveryfalse~way.Nun.
Howmuch betterit is to getwisdomthangold!And to getunderstandingis to be chosenabovesilver.
Ifyou seekher as silverAnd searchfor her as for hiddentreasures;
The acquisitionof treasuresby a lyingtongueIs a fleetingvapor,the pursuitof death.
Buytruth,and do not sell[it], [Get] wisdomand instructionand understanding.
Acquirewisdom!Acquireunderstanding!Do not forgetnorturnawayfrom the wordsof my mouth.
"From everlastingI was established,From the beginning,from the earliesttimesof the earth.
Therewas a certainmanwithouta dependent,havingneithera sonnora brother,yet therewas noendto allhis labor.Indeed,his eyeswere not satisfiedwith riches[and he never asked], "And for whomam I laboringand deprivingmyselfof pleasure?"Thistoois vanityand it is a grievoustask.
For wisdomis protection[just as] moneyis protection,But the advantageof knowledgeis that wisdompreservesthe livesof its possessors.
but [only] onethingis necessary,for Maryhas chosenthe goodpart,whichshall not be taken awayfrom her."
"But Godsaidto him, 'You fool!This[very] nightyour soulis requiredof you; and [now] whowill own whatyou have prepared?'
More thanthat, I countallthingsto be lossin viewof the surpassing valueof knowingChristJesusmy Lord,for whomI have suffered the lossof all things,and countthem but rubbishsothat I may gainChrist,
