WEBVTT 00:00.640 --> 00:06.680 Chapter Eight Doth not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice? 00:07.340 --> 00:11.640 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 00:12.520 --> 00:16.720 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 00:17.500 --> 00:21.060 Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man. 00:21.900 --> 00:26.560 O ye simple, understand wisdom, and ye fools, be ye of an understanding 00:26.560 --> 00:26.960 heart. 00:26.960 --> 00:32.020 Hear, for I will speak of excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall 00:32.020 --> 00:32.900 be right things. 00:33.520 --> 00:37.460 For my mouth shall speak truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my 00:37.460 --> 00:37.840 lips. 00:38.560 --> 00:40.580 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. 00:41.180 --> 00:43.740 There is nothing froward or perverse in them. 00:44.480 --> 00:47.980 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find 00:47.980 --> 00:48.400 knowledge. 00:49.160 --> 00:53.780 Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. 00:54.460 --> 00:58.540 For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are 00:58.540 --> 00:59.860 not to be compared to it. 01:00.880 --> 01:05.040 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 01:05.920 --> 01:08.420 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. 01:09.240 --> 01:13.080 Pride and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate. 01:13.980 --> 01:16.200 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom. 01:17.060 --> 01:19.640 I am understanding, I have strength. 01:20.540 --> 01:23.360 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 01:24.060 --> 01:28.140 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 01:28.880 --> 01:32.820 I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me. 01:33.580 --> 01:37.140 Riches and honor are with me, yea, durable riches and righteousness. 01:37.880 --> 01:43.360 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice 01:43.360 --> 01:43.720 silver. 01:44.500 --> 01:48.120 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment, 01:48.700 --> 01:52.840 that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and I will fill their 01:52.840 --> 01:53.220 treasures. 01:53.900 --> 01:57.860 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 01:58.440 --> 02:02.900 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 02:03.580 --> 02:05.700 When there were no depths, I was brought forth. 02:06.220 --> 02:10.080 When there were no fountains abounding with water, before the mountains were 02:10.080 --> 02:12.580 settled, before the hills was I brought forth. 02:13.180 --> 02:16.900 Well as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of 02:16.900 --> 02:20.700 the dust of the world, when he prepared the heavens, I was there. 02:21.200 --> 02:25.480 When he set a compass upon the face of the depth, when he established the clouds 02:25.480 --> 02:29.720 above, when he strengthened the fountains of the deep, when he gave to the sea his 02:29.720 --> 02:33.860 decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the 02:33.860 --> 02:38.300 foundations of the earth, then I was by him, as one brought up with him. 02:38.680 --> 02:43.400 And I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him, rejoicing in the 02:43.400 --> 02:47.240 habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men. 02:48.200 --> 02:52.460 Now therefore, hearken unto me, O ye children, for blessed are they that 02:52.460 --> 02:53.320 keep my ways. 02:54.400 --> 02:57.100 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 02:57.920 --> 03:02.740 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the 03:02.740 --> 03:03.860 posts of my doors. 03:04.580 --> 03:09.340 For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. 03:09.940 --> 03:13.320 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul. 03:14.060 --> 03:16.760 All they that hate me love death.