10. Receive my musar, and not kesef; and da'as (knowledge) rather than choice gold.
11. For chochmah is tovah (better, more precious) than pearls; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12. I, Chochmah, dwell with armah (prudence), and find out da'as (knowledge) of mezimot (discretions).
13. The Yirat Hashem is to hate rah; pride, and ga'on (arrogance), and the derech rah, and the perverse peh (mouth), do I hate.
14. Etzah (counsel, advice) is mine, and sound judgment; I am binah; I have gevurah.
15. By me melachim reign, and nobles decree tzedek.
16. By me sarim (princes) rule, and nobles, even all the shofetim of tzedek.
17. I love them that have ahavah for me; and those that seek me shall find me.
18. Osher and kavod are with me; indeed, enduring hon (wealth) and tzedakah.
19. My p'ri is better than gold, indeed, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice kesef.
20. I walk in the orach tzedakah (way of righteousness), in the midst of the netivot (paths) of mishpat,
21. That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their otzarot.
22. Hashem possessed me in the reshit of His derech, before His works of old.
23. I was set up [to reign] me'olam (from eternity), from the beginning, or ever eretz was.
24. When there were no tehomot, I was brought forth; when there were no springs abounding with mayim.
25. Before the harim were settled, before the geva'ot (hills) was I brought forth;
26. While as yet He had not made eretz, nor the outer places, nor the beginning of the dust of the tevel.
27. When He set in place Shomayim, I was there; when He drew a khoog (circle, horizon) upon the face of the tehom,