8 I regarded her more highly than any throne or crown. Wealth was nothing compared to her.
9 Precious jewels could not equal her worth; beside Wisdom all the gold in the world is a handful of sand, and silver is nothing more than clay.
10 I valued her more than health and good looks. Hers is a brightness that never grows dim, and I preferred it to any other light.
11 When Wisdom came to me, all good things came with her. She brought me untold riches.
12 I was happy with them all, because Wisdom had brought them to me. I had not realized before that she was the source of all these things.
13 I was sincere in learning from her, and now I am glad to share what I learnt.
14 No one can ever exhaust the treasures of Wisdom. Use those treasures and you are God's friends; he approves of what you learn from her.