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kind, and a friend of humanity. It is dependable and sure, and has no worries. It has power over everything, and sees everything. It penetrates every spirit that is intelligent and pure, no matter how delicate its substance may be.
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Wisdom moves more easily than motion itself; she is so pure that she penetrates everything.
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She is a breath of God's power - a pure and radiant stream of glory from the Almighty. Nothing that is defiled can ever steal its way into Wisdom.
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She is a reflection of eternal light, a perfect mirror of God's activity and goodness.
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Even though Wisdom acts alone, she can do anything. She makes everything new, although she herself never changes. From generation to generation she enters the souls of holy people, and makes them God's friends and prophets.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.