11 So desire my words with all your heart. Commit yourself to them, and you will be educated.
12 Wisdom is bright and unfading. She readily appears to those who love her. She’s found by those who keep seeking after her.
13 She makes herself known even in advance to those who desire her with all their hearts.
14 Someone who awakens before dawn to look for her will find her already sitting at the door.
15 Taking wisdom to heart is the way to bring your thinking to maturity. The one who can’t sleep at night because he’s consumed with thinking about her will soon be free from worry.
16 She herself goes about looking for those who are worthy of her. She graciously makes herself known to them as they travel. She comes to them in each of the ideas that they think.
17 The real beginning of wisdom is to desire instruction with all your heart.