And I saw, that wisdom went so much before folly, as much as light is diverse from darknesses.
[Nun.] Thy word is a lantern to my feet; and a light to my paths.
Declaring of thy words lighteneth; and it giveth understanding to meek men.
The wisdom of a fell [or witting] man is to understand his way; and the unwariness of fools erreth.
Wield thou wisdom, for it is better than gold; and get thou prudence, for it is preciouser than silver.
If iron is folded again, and it is not as before, but is made blunt, it shall be made sharp with much travail; and wisdom shall follow after busyness.
The light is sweet, and delightable to the eyes to see the sun.
Wisdom hath strengthened a wise man, over ten princes of a city.
And I said, that wisdom is better than strength; how therefore is the wisdom of a poor man despised, and his words be not heard?
Better is wisdom than armours [or arms] of battle; and he that sinneth in one thing, shall lose many goods.
And ye shall be turned again, and ye shall see, what is betwixt the just man and the unpious, betwixt the serving to the Lord, and not serving to him.
but if thine eye be wayward, all thy body shall be dark-[full]. If then the light that is in thee be darknesses, how great shall those darknesses be?
For ye were sometime darknesses, but now ye be light in the Lord. Walk ye as the sons of light.