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Wisdom 8:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 8:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 If riches are deemed a desirable possession in life,
what offers greater wealth than Wisdom who fashions everything that exists?
6 If understanding is at work,
who is a more effective fashioner of whatever exists than she?
7 And if one prizes righteousness,
the fruits of her labors are virtues.
For she teaches temperance and prudence,
justice and fortitude,[a]
and nothing in life is of more value for men than these.
Footnotes
- Wisdom 8:7 The four cardinal virtues. They are already found in Plato and Aristotle.