“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,

If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;

“Therefore I have come out to meet you,
To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.

“I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Many will seek the favor of a generous man,
And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.

“They struck me, but I did not become ill;
They beat me, but I did not know it.
When shall I awake?
I will seek another drink.”

Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord understand all things.

The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor,
The wicked does not understand such concern.

Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.

The way of an eagle in the sky,
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,
And the way of a man with a maid.