11 Wisdom will exalt her children and take hold of those who seek her.
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Whoever loves her loves life. Those who wake early for her will be filled with gladness.
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Those who possess her will inherit glory. The Lord blesses the place where they enter.
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Those who serve her will serve the holy one; the Lord loves those who love her.
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Whoever obeys her will judge nations. Whoever is devoted to her will live with confidence.
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If they persevere in faith, they will inherit her, and their descendants will possess her.
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At first she will walk in twists and turns with them. She will bring fear and dread upon them, and she will torture them with her discipline until she trusts them completely. She will test them with her commandments,
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and again she will come straight back to them, make them glad, and reveal to them her secrets.
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If they go astray, she will leave them behind and hand them over to their downfall.