Wisdom 7 New American Bible

wisdom77The excellence of wisdom: how she is to be found. 1 εἰμὶ μὲν κἀγὼ θνητὸς ἄνθρωπος ἴσος ἅπασιν καὶ γηγενοῦς ἀπόγονος πρωτοπλάστου καὶ ἐν κοιλίᾳ μητρὸς ἐγλύφην σὰρξ 2 δεκαμηνιαίῳ7 Therefore I prayed, and prudence was given me;. I pleaded and the spirit of Wisdom came to me.c 8 I preferred her to scepter and throne,d. And deemed riches nothing in comparison with