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12 I rejoiced in them all, because Wisdom is their leader,
    though I had not known that she is their mother.[a](A)

Solomon Prays for Help to Speak Worthily of Wisdom

13 Sincerely I learned about her, and ungrudgingly do I share—
    her riches I do not hide away;(B)
14 For she is an unfailing treasure;
    those who gain this treasure win the friendship of God,
    being commended by the gifts that come from her discipline.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 7:12 Mother: lit., “she who begets.” Although Wisdom herself is begotten of God (Prv 8:22–24), she is here the one who brings into being.
  2. 7:14 Discipline: cf. note on 1:5.