15 I pray to God that my thoughts may be worthy of what I have learnt, and that I may speak according to his will. He is Wisdom's guide; he gives correction to those who are wise.
16 We are under his power and authority — we ourselves, our words, all our understanding and skills.
17 It is he who gave me true knowledge of the forces of nature: what the world is made of; how the elements behave;
18 how the calendar is determined by the movements of the sun, the changing seasons,
19 the constellations, and the cycles of years.
20 He has taught me about the nature of living creatures, the behaviour of wild animals, the force of the winds, the reasoning powers of human beings, the different kinds of plants, and the use of their roots as medicine.
21 I learnt things that were well known and things that had never been known before,