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And if any one loves righteousness, her labors are virtues; for she teaches self-control and prudence, justice and courage; nothing in life is more profitable for men than these.
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And if any one longs for wide experience, she knows the things of old, and infers the things to come; she understands turns of speech and the solutions of riddles; she has foreknowledge of signs and wonders and of the outcome of seasons and times.
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Therefore I determined to take her to live with me, knowing that she would give me good counsel and encouragement in cares and grief.
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Because of her I shall have glory among the multitudes and honor in the presence of the elders, though I am young.
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I shall be found keen in judgment, and in the sight of rulers I shall be admired.
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When I am silent they will wait for me, and when I speak they will give heed; and when I speak at greater length they will put their hands on their mouths.
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Because of her I shall have immortality, and leave an everlasting remembrance to those who come after me.
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I shall govern peoples, and nations will be subject to me;
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dread monarchs will be afraid of me when they hear of me; among the people I shall show myself capable, and courageous in war.
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When I enter my house, I shall find rest with her, for companionship with her has no bitterness, and life with her has no pain, but gladness and joy.
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When I considered these things inwardly, and thought upon them in my mind, that in kinship with wisdom there is immortality,