Wisdom 7:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 one is the entry into life for all,
and in one same way they leave it.(A)
Solomon Prayed and Wisdom and Riches Came to Him
7 Therefore I prayed, and prudence was given me;
I pleaded and the spirit of Wisdom came to me.(B)
8 I preferred her to scepter and throne,(C)
And deemed riches nothing in comparison with her,
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