²² Who pursue her like a scout,
    and watch at her entry way;
²³ Who peep through her windows,
    and listen at her doors;
²⁴ Who encamp near her house
    and fasten their tent pegs next to her walls;
²⁵ Who pitch their tent beside her,
    and dwell in a good place;^[a]
26 [b]Who build their nest in her leaves,
    and lodge in her branches;
²⁷ Who take refuge from the heat in her shade
    and dwell in her home.

¹ Whoever fears the Lord will do this;
    whoever is practiced in the Law will come to Wisdom.
² She will meet him like a mother;
    like a young bride she will receive him,
^3 [c]She will feed him with the bread of learning,
    and give him the water of understanding to drink.^(A)
4 He will lean upon her and not fall;
    he will trust in her and not be put to shame.
⁵ She will exalt him above his neighbors,
    and in the assembly she will make him eloquent.
⁶ Joy and gladness he will find,
    and an everlasting name he will inherit.^(B)