Wisdom 8:17-19

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁷ When I considered these things inwardly,
and pondered in my heart
that in kinship with wisdom there is immortality,
¹⁸ and in friendship with her, pure delight,
and in the labours of her hands, unfailing wealth,
and in the experience of her company, understanding,
and renown in sharing her words,
I went about seeking how to get her for myself.
¹⁹ As a child I was naturally gifted,
and a good soul fell to my lot;