Proverbs

¹⁶With my help leaders govern, and important officials make good decisions. ¹⁷I love those who love me, and those who look for me will find me. ¹⁸With me there are riches and honor. I have lasting wealth to give to you. ¹⁹What I give is better than fine gold. What I produce is better than pure silver. ²⁰I lead people the right way— along the paths of justice. ²¹I give riches to those who love me, and I fill their houses with treasures. ²²“The Lord made me in the beginning, long before he did anything else.