⁸ O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!

³⁴ O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

⁷ `O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.

⁸ Let Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.'

¹³ O the happiness of a man `who' hath found wisdom, And of a man `who' bringeth forth understanding.

¹⁴ For better `is' her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.

²¹ The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.

²⁰ Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

³⁹ and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

⁴⁰ and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, `Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'

⁴¹ And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,

⁴² but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

²⁸ And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping `it'!'

³¹ `A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, greater than Solomon here!