Chokma

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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This is from Proverbs 8-9, a re-collection of verses about holy wisdom. Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table; She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the tops of the heights of the city: Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: "To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. Whoever is naive, let him turn in here! O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom. I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion. Come, eat of my food And drink of the wine I have mixed. Forsake your folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding. The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you. Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly. I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest silver. Take my instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold. For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her. The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth; While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world. When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed, When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth; Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of men. Now therefore, O sons, listen to me, For blessed are they who keep my ways. I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD. But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death. Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it." He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning. All content is copyrighted to its respected owners O Come, O Come Emmanuel Hymn to Mary, Seat of Wisdom