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Wisdom protected the father of the world, the first man that was ever formed, when he alone had been created. She saved him from his own sinful act
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and gave him the strength to master everything on earth.
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But there was an unrighteous man who abandoned Wisdom; he destroyed himself by killing his brother in a fit of anger.
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Because of that sin, the earth was flooded, but Wisdom saved it again. She guided a righteous man in his flimsy wooden boat.
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Once when the nations were frustrated in their wicked plans, Wisdom recognized a righteous man and kept him innocent in God's sight. She gave him strength to obey God's command in spite of his love for his son.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.