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Wisdom was not found by the Canaanites. It has not been discovered by the Edomites
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although they search after knowledge. The way to Wisdom has not been found by the merchants of Merran and Tema or by those who relate fables or by any others who seek understanding.
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O Israel, how great is the universe in which God dwells! How vast is all that he possesses!
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There is no end to it; there is no way to measure how wide or how high it is.
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Here in early times the famous giants were born, a mighty race skilled in war. 1
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But God did not choose them to be his people or show them the way of knowledge.
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They died out because they had neither understanding nor insight.
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No one has ever gone up into heaven to get Wisdom and bring her down out of the clouds.
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No one has sailed across the seas to find Wisdom or bought her with precious gold.
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No one knows how to get to her or how to discover the path that leads to her.