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Say to Wisdom, “You are my sister!”[a]
    Call Understanding, “Friend!”

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Footnotes

  1. 7:4 You are my sister: “sister” and “brother” are examples of love language in the ancient Near East, occurring in Egyptian love poetry and Mesopotamian marriage songs. In Sg 4:9, 10, 12; 5:1, the man calls the woman, “my sister, my bride.” Intimate friendship with Woman Wisdom saves one from false and dangerous relationships.

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and to insight, “You are my relative.”

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