Wisdom 6:22-24

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²² I will tell you what wisdom is and how she came to be,
and I will hide no secrets from you,
but I will trace her course from the beginning of creation,
and make knowledge of her clear,
and I will not pass by the truth;
²³ nor will I travel in the company of sickly envy,
for envy^[a] does not associate with wisdom.
²⁴ The multitude of the wise is the salvation of the world,
and a sensible king is the stability of any people.