¹¹My child, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
   or be weary of his reproof,
¹²for the Lord reproves the one he loves,
   as a father the son in whom he delights.

The True Wealth

¹³Happy are those who find wisdom,
   and those who get understanding,
¹⁴for her income is better than silver,
   and her revenue better than gold.
¹⁵She is more precious than jewels,
   and nothing you desire can compare with her.
¹⁶Long life is in her right hand;
   in her left hand are riches and honour.
¹⁷Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
   and all her paths are peace.
¹⁸She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
   those who hold her fast are called happy.

God’s Wisdom in Creation

¹⁹The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
   by understanding he established the heavens;
²⁰by his knowledge the deeps broke open,
   and the clouds drop down the dew.