So she caught him and kissed him
And with a brazen and impudent face she said to him:

“So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering],
Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.

“When He established the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there;
When He drew a circle upon the face of the deep,

[Skillful and godly] wisdom is in the presence of a person of understanding [and he recognizes it],
But the eyes of a [thickheaded] fool are on the ends of the earth.

There is gold, and an abundance of pearls,
But the lips of knowledge are a vessel of preciousness [the most precious of all].

A wicked man puts on a bold face,
But as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity].

And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns,
And nettles were covering its surface,
And its stone wall was broken down.

As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.