Precious she is above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.
Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
Because better is Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.
Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge.
A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies is her price.
Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.
For better is wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And an advantage it is to those beholding the sun.
For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory about to be revealed in us;