Wisdom 10

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 It was Wisdom who protected the first man to be fashioned, the father of the world, who had beencreated al alone, she it was who rescued him from his fal	1 She preserved the first formed father of the world, that was created alone, and brought him out of his fall,
2 and gave him the strength to subjugate al things.	2 And gave him power to rule all things.
3 But when in his wrath a wicked man deserted her, he perished in his fratricidal fury.	3 But when the unrighteous went away from her in his anger, he perished also in the fury wherewith he murdered his brother.
4 When because of him the earth was drowned, it was Wisdom again who saved it, piloting the uprightman on valueless timber.	4 For whose cause the earth being drowned with the flood, wisdom again preserved it, and directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value.
5 Again, when, concurring in wickedness, the nations had been thrown into confusion, she singled outthe upright man, preserved him blameless before God and fortified him against pity for his child.	5 Moreover, the nations in their wicked conspiracy being confounded, she found out the righteous, and preserved him blameless unto God, and kept him strong against his tender compassion toward his son.
6 She it was who, while the godless perished, saved the upright man as he fled from the fire rainingdown on the Five Cities,	6 When the ungodly perished, she delivered the righteous man, who fled from the fire which fell down upon the five cities.
7 in witness against whose evil ways a desolate land still smokes, where plants bear fruit that neverripens and where, monument to an unbelieving soul, there stands a pillar of salt.	7 Of whose wickedness even to this day the waste land that smoketh is a testimony, and plants bearing fruit that never come to ripeness: and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an unbelieving soul.
8 For, by ignoring the path of Wisdom, not only did they suffer the loss of not knowing the good, but theyleft the world a memorial to their fol y, so that their offences could not pass unnoticed.	8 For regarding not wisdom, they gat not only this hurt, that they knew not the things which were good; but also left behind them to the world a memorial of their foolishness: so that in the things wherein they offended they could not so much as be hid.
9 But Wisdom delivered her servants from their ordeals.	9 Rut wisdom delivered from pain those that attended upon her.
10 The upright man, fleeing from the anger of his brother, was led by her along straight paths. Sheshowed him the kingdom of God and taught him the knowledge of holy things. She brought him success in hislabours and gave him ful return for all his efforts;	10 When the righteous fled from his brother's wrath she guided him in right paths, shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him knowledge of holy things, made him rich in his travels, and multiplied the fruit of his labours.
11 she stood by him against grasping and oppressive men and she made him rich.	11 In the covetousness of such as oppressed him she stood by him, and made him rich.
12 She preserved him from his enemies and saved him from the traps they set for him. In an arduousstruggle she awarded him the prize, to teach him that piety is stronger than al .	12 She defended him from his enemies, and kept him safe from those that lay in wait, and in a sore conflict she gave him the victory; that he might know that goodness is stronger than all.
13 She did not forsake the upright man when he was sold, but snatched him away from sin;	13 When the righteous was sold, she forsook him not, but delivered him from sin: she went down with him into the pit,
14 she accompanied him down into the pit, nor did she abandon him in his chains until she had broughthim the sceptre of a kingdom and authority over his despotic masters, thus exposing as liars those who hadtraduced him, and giving him honour everlasting.	14 And left him not in bonds, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him: as for them that had accused him, she shewed them to be liars, and gave him perpetual glory.
15 It was Wisdom who delivered a holy people, a blameless race, from a nation of oppressors.	15 She delivered the righteous people and blameless seed from the nation that oppressed them.
16 She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord, and withstood fearsome kings with wonders and signs.	16 She entered into the soul of the servant of the Lord, and withstood dreadful kings in wonders and signs;
17 To the holy people she gave the wages of their labours; she guided them by a marvellous road,herself their shelter by day -- and their starlight through the night.	17 Rendered to the righteous a reward of their labours, guided them in a marvellous way, and was unto them for a cover by day, and a light of stars in the night season;
18 She brought them across the Red Sea, leading them through an immensity of water,	18 Brought them through the Red sea, and led them through much water:
19 whereas she drowned their enemies, then spat them out from the depths of the abyss.	19 But she drowned their enemies, and cast them up out of the bottom of the deep.
20 So the upright despoiled the godless; Lord, they extol ed your holy name, and with one accordpraised your protecting hand;	20 Therefore the righteous spoiled the ungodly, and praised thy holy name, O Lord, and magnified with one accord thine hand, that fought for them.
21 for Wisdom opened the mouths of the dumb and made eloquent the tongues of babes.	21 For wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of them that cannot speak eloquent.