Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

134 Now bless the Lord,
    all you servants of the Lord
        who serve^[a] nightly in the Lord’s Temple.
² Lift up your hands to the Holy Place
    and bless the Lord.

³² “So listen to me, children!
    Blessed are those who obey me.
³³ Listen to instruction and be wise.
    Don’t ignore it.
³⁴ Blessed is the person who listens to me,
    watching daily at my gates,
        waiting at my doorways—
³⁵ because those who find me find life
    and gain favor from the Lord.
³⁶ But whoever sins against me destroys himself;
    everyone who hates me loves death.”

9 Wisdom^[a] has built her house;
she has hewn out her seven pillars.
² She has prepared her food,^[b]
    she has spiced^[c] her wine,
        and she also has set her dining table.
³ She has sent out her young women,
    while calling out from the heights of the city,
⁴ “Let whoever is naïve, turn in here.”
    To anyone lacking sense, she says,
⁵ “Come! Eat my food,
    and drink the wine that I have mixed.
⁶ Leave your naïve ways, and live.
    Walk in the path of understanding.”