Wisdom of Solomon 8:2-8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

² I loved her and sought her from my youth;
I desired to take her for my bride
and became enamored of her beauty.^(A)
3 She glorifies her noble birth by living with God,
and the Lord of all loves her.^(B)
4 For she is an initiate in the knowledge of God
and an associate in his works.
⁵ If riches are a desirable possession in life,
what is richer than wisdom, the active cause of all things?^(C)
6 And if understanding is effective,
who more than she is fashioner of what exists?^(D)
7 And if anyone loves righteousness,
her labors are virtues,
for she teaches self-control and prudence,
justice and courage;
nothing in life is more profitable for mortals than these.
⁸ And if anyone longs for wide experience,
she knows the things of old and infers the things to come;
she understands turns of speech and the solutions of riddles;
she has foreknowledge of signs and wonders
and of the outcome of seasons and times.^(E)