24 ¹ Wisdom will praise herself,
and will glory in the midst of her people.
24 ² In the assembly of the Most High she will open her mouth,
and in the presence of his host she will glory:
24 ³ "I came forth from the mouth of the Most High,
and covered the earth like a mist.
24 ⁴ I dwelt in high places,
and my throne was in a pillar of cloud.
24 ⁵ Alone I have made the circuit of the vault of heaven
and have walked in the depths of the abyss.
24 ⁶ In the waves of the sea, in the whole earth,
and in every people and nation I have gotten a possession.
24 ⁷ Among all these I sought a resting place;
I sought in whose territory I might lodge.

24 ⁸ "Then the Creator of all things gave me a commandment,
and the one who created me assigned a place for my tent.
And he said, `Make your dwelling in Jacob,
and in Israel receive your inheritance.'
24 ⁹ From eternity, in the beginning, he created me,
and for eternity I shall not cease to exist.
24 ¹⁰ In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him,
and so I was established in Zion.
24 ¹¹ In the beloved city likewise he gave me a resting place,
and in Jerusalem was my dominion.
24 ¹² So I took root in an honoured people,
in the portion of the Lord, who is their inheritance.

24 ¹³ "I grew tall like a cedar in Lebanon,
and like a cypress on the heights of Hermon.
24 ¹⁴ I grew tall like a palm tree in En-gedi,
and like rose plants in Jericho;
like a beautiful olive tree in the field,
and like a plane tree I grew tall.
24 ¹⁵ Like cassia and camel's thorn I gave forth the aroma of spices,
and like choice myrrh I spread a pleasant odour,
like galbanum, onycha, and stacte,
and like the fragrance of frankincense in the tabernacle.
24 ¹⁶ Like a terebinth I spread out my branches,
and my branches are glorious and graceful.
24 ¹⁷ Like a vine I caused loveliness to bud,
and my blossoms became glorious and abundant fruit.

24 ¹⁹ "Come to me, you who desire me,
and eat your fill of my produce.
24 ²⁰ For the remembrance of me is sweeter than honey,
and my inheritance sweeter than the honeycomb.
24 ²¹ Those who eat me will hunger for more,
and those who drink me will thirst for more.
24 ²² Whoever obeys me will not be put to shame,
and those who work with my help will not sin."