⁴ Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

¹⁴ If I say to the earth, You are my father; and to the worm, My mother and my sister;

² So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

³ Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

⁴ If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

⁶ Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

⁷ The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

⁸ Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

¹ Oh that you were my brother, who took milk from my mother's breasts! When I came to you in the street, I would give you kisses; yes, I would not be looked down on.

⁴⁹ And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers!

⁵⁰ For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

²⁷ And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

²⁸ But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.