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I rejoiced in them all, because wisdom leads them; but I did not know that she was their mother.
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I learned without guile and I impart without grudging; I do not hide her wealth,
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for it is an unfailing treasure for men; those who get it obtain friendship with God, commended for the gifts that come from instruction.
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May God grant that I speak with judgment and have thought worthy of what I have received, for he is the guide even of wisdom and the corrector of the wise.
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For both we and our words are in his hand, as are all understanding and skill in crafts.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.