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Listen to Wisdom! She proudly sings her own praises among the Israelites, her own people,
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in the assembly of the Most High, in the presence of his power.
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"I am the word spoken by the Most High. I covered the earth like a mist.
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I made my home in highest heaven,
1 my throne on a pillar of cloud.
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Alone I walked around the circle of the sky and walked through the ocean beneath the earth.
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I ruled over all the earth and the ocean waves, over every nation, over every people.
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I looked everywhere for a place to settle, some part of the world to make my home.
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Then my Creator, who created the universe, told me where I was to live. "Make your home in Israel,' he said. "The descendants of Jacob will be your people.'