1 Love righteousness, you⌃ that be judges of the earth, Think you⌃ of the Lordwith a good mind, And in singleness of heart seek you⌃ him; 2 Because he is…

1 For they saidwithin themselves, reasoning not aright, Short and sorrowful is our life; And there is no healing when a man comes to his end, And none was ever…

1 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, And no torment shall touch them. 2 In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have…

1 Betterthan thisis childishness with virtue; For in the memoryof virtue is immortality: Because it is recognized both before God and before men. 2 When it is present,menimitate it; And…

1 Then shall the righteous man stand in great boldness Before the face of them that afflicted him, And them that make his labors of no account. 2 When they…

1 Hear therefore, you⌃ kings, and understand; Learn, you⌃ judges of the ends of the earth: 2 Give ear, you⌃ that have dominion over much people, And make your boastin…

1 I myself also ammortal, like to all, And am sprung from one born of the earth,the manfirst formed, 2 And in the womb of a mother was I moulded…

1 But shereaches from one endof the worldto the other with full strength, And ordereth all thingsgraciously. 2 Her I loved and sought out from my youth, And I sought…

1 O God of the fathers, andLord who keep your mercy, Who made all thingsby your word; 2 And by your wisdom you formedst man, That he should have dominion…

1 Wisdom guarded to the end the first formed father of the world, that was created alone, And delivered him out of his own transgression, 2 And gave him strength…