14. No one can ever exhaust the treasures of Wisdom. Use those treasures and you are God's friends; he approves of what you learn from her.
15. I pray to God that my thoughts may be worthy of what I have learnt, and that I may speak according to his will. He is Wisdom's guide; he gives correction to those who are wise.
16. We are under his power and authority — we ourselves, our words, all our understanding and skills.
17. It is he who gave me true knowledge of the forces of nature: what the world is made of; how the elements behave;
18. how the calendar is determined by the movements of the sun, the changing seasons,
19. the constellations, and the cycles of years.