¹⁷ I love those who love me,^(A)
    and those who seek me find me.^(B)
18 With me are riches and honor,^(C)
    enduring wealth and prosperity.^(D)
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;^(E)
    what I yield surpasses choice silver.^(F)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,^(G)
    along the paths of justice,
²¹ bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.^(H)

²² “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,^[a][b]
    before his deeds of old;