Praise of Wisdom
1 Wisdom will praise herself, and she will boast in the midst of her people.
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In the assembly of the Most High, she will open her mouth, and in the presence of his heavenly forces, she will boast:
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“I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and I covered the earth like a mist.
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I lived in the heights, and my throne was in a pillar of cloud.
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I alone encircled the vault of heaven and walked in the depths of abysses.
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In the waves of the sea and in every land, and among every people and nation, I led the way.
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I sought a resting place among all of these. In whose allotted territory should I make my home?
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“Then the creator of all things gave me a command; the one who created me pitched my tent and said, ‘Make your dwelling in Jacob, and let Israel receive your inheritance.'
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Before the ages, from the beginning, he created me, and till eternity I will never fail.