chapter 8 w/beg marked

Doth/ not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

She standeth/ in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

She crieth at/ the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

Unto/ you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

O/ ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Hear; for/ I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

For my/ mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words/ of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

They are/ all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

Receive/ my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

For wisdom/ is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

I wisdom/ dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

The fear of the LORD is to/ hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Counsel is/ mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

By me kings/ reign, and princes decree justice.

By me princes/ rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

I love/ them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Riches and/ honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

My fruit/ is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

I lead/ in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

That I may/ cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

The LORD possessed/ me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

I was/ set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Hear instruction,/ and be wise, and refuse it not.

Blessed is/ the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

For whoso/ findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

But he that/ sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.