⁸ Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, `and' that hear thy wisdom.

³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

⁷ Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

⁸ Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

²⁰ Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

³⁹ And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.

⁴⁰ But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

⁴¹ But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

⁴² but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

²⁸ But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

³¹ The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.