[Sidenote:  Wisd. of Sol. 6:12-16]
Wisdom is brilliant and fades not away,
And she is easily seen by those who love her,
And found by those who seek her. 
She anticipates those who desire her, making herself first known. 
He who eagerly seeks her shall have no toil,
For he shall find her sitting at his gates. 
For thinking upon her brings perfect wisdom,
And he who lies awake for her sake shall quickly be free from care. 
For she herself goes about seeking those who are worthy of her,
And in their paths she graciously appears to them,
And in every purpose she meets them.

[Sidenote:  Wisd. of Sol. 7:25-8:1, 7]
For she is breath of the power of God,
And a clear effluence of the glory of the Almighty;
Therefore nothing defiled can find entrance into her. 
For she is a reflection of everlasting light,
And a spotless mirror of the working of God,
And an image of his goodness. 
And though she is but one, she has power to do all things;
And remaining the same renews all things,
And from generation to generation passing into holy souls,
She makes them friends of God and prophets. 
For God loves nothing except him who dwells with wisdom. 
For she is fairer than the sun,
And surpasses all the order of the stars;
Compared with light, she is found to be superior to it. 
For night succeeds the light of day,
But evil does not prevail against wisdom. 
But she reaches from one end of the world to the other,
And she directs all things graciously. 
The fruits of her labors are virtues;
For she teaches moderation and good sense,
Justice and fortitude,
And nothing in life is more profitable for men than these.

[Sidenote:  Wisd. of Sol. 1:1-8]
Love righteousness, O rulers of the earth,
Think of the Lord with sincerity,
And seek him in singleness of heart. 
For he is found by those who do not tempt him,
And manifests himself to those who do not distrust him. 
For perverse thoughts separate from God,
And his power, when it is tried, convicts the foolish;
For wisdom will not enter into a soul that devises evil,
Nor dwell in a body that is pledged to sin. 
For a holy spirit which disciplines will flee deceit,
And will start away from senseless thoughts,
And will be frightened away when unrighteousness comes in. 
For wisdom is a spirit that loves man,
And she will not absolve a blasphemer for his words,
Because God is a witness of his innermost feelings,
And a true overseer of his heart,
And a hearer of his tongue. 
For the spirit of the Lord hath filled the world,
And that which holdeth all things together knoweth every voice. 
Therefore no one who speaks unrighteous things can be hid,
Nor will justice, when it convicts, pass him by.