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1.  Love righteousness, think of the Lord God, our Father, in goodness, and seek Him
     with sincerity of heart.  Wis 1.1

2.  Perverse thoughts separate people from God, and when His power is tested, it exposes
     the foolishness, because wisdom will not enter a deceitful soul.  Wis 1.3-4

3.  Wisdom is a kindly spirit, but will not free blasphemers from the guilt of their words;
     because God is witness of their inmost feelings, and a true observer of their hearts
     and a hearer of their tongues.  Wis 1.6

4.  Beware of useless grumbling, and keep your tongue from slander; because no secret
     word is without result, and a lying mouth destroys the soul.  Wis 1.11

5.  Do not invite death by the error of your life, or bring destruction by the works of your
     hands; because God did not make death, and He does not delight in the death of
     the living.  Wis 1.12-13

6.  Those who trust in the Father, the Lord God, will understand truth, and the faithful will
     abide with Him in love, because grace and mercy are upon His children, and He
     watches over them.  Wis 3.9

7.  Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her,
     and is found by those who seek her.  Wis 6.12

8.  The beginning of wisdom is the most sincere desire for instruction, and concern for
     instruction is love of her and love of her is the keeping of her laws, and giving heed
     to her law is assurance of immortality, and immortality brings one near to God.
     Wis 6.17-19

9.  I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called on God, and the Spirit of Wisdom
     came to me.  Wis 7.7

10.  I learned without guile and I impart without grudging; I do not hide her wealth, for it is
      an unfailing treasure for mortals; those who get it obtain friendship with God,
      commended for the gifts that come from instruction.  Wis 7.13-14

11.  May God grant me to speak with judgment, and to have thoughts worthy of what I
      have received; for He is the guide even of wisdom and the corrector of the wise.
      Wis 7.15

12.  She, Wisdom, is a breath of the power of God, and a pure emanation of the glory of
      the Almighty.  She is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of
      God and an image of His goodness.  Wis 7.26

13.  I learned both what is secret and what is manifest, for wisdom, the fashioner of all
      things, taught me.  Wis 7.22

14.  In every generation She, wisdom, passes into holy souls and makes them friends
      of God, and prophets; for God loves nothing so much as the person who lives with
      wisdom.  Wis 7.27

15.  If riches are a desirable possession in life, what is richer than wisdom, the active cause
      of all things?  Wis 8.5

16.  O God of my ancestors and Lord of Mercy, you have made all things by your word,
      and by your wisdom have formed humankind.  Wis 9.1-2

17.  Even one who is perfect among human beings will be regarded as nothing without the
      Wisdom that comes from the Most High God.  Wis 9.6

18.  Wisdom knows and understands all things and she will guide me wisely in my actions
      and guard me with her glory.  Wis 9.11

19.  The paths of those on earth were set right, and people were taught what pleased the
      Most High God by wisdom.  Wis 9.18

20.  The Lord God, our Father, tested us as a parent does in warning but He examines the
      ungodly as a strong king in condemnation.  Wis 11.10

21.  The whole world before you, the Lord God our Father, is like a speck that tips the
      scales.  Wis 11.22

22.  The Lord God, our Father, loves all things that exist, and detests none of the things
       that He has made, for He would not have made anything if He had hated it.  Wis 11.24

23.  You spare all things, for they are yours, O Lord, you who love the living.  Your immortal
      spirit is in all things.  You correct little by little those who trespass, and you remind and
      warn them of the things through which they sin.  Wis 11.26; Wis 12.1-2

24.  Neither is there any god besides you, whose care is for all people and all things.
      Wis 12.13

25.  You, Father, judge with mildness, and with great forbearance you govern us; for you
      have power to act whenever you choose.  Wis 12.18

26.  Through your words and works you have taught your people, your children, that the
      righteous must be kind, and you have filled your children with good hope.  Wis 12.19

27.  Those who live unrighteously, in a life of folly, you torment through their own actions.
       Wis 12.23

28.  All the people who are ignorant of God are foolish by nature; and they are unable from
      the good things that are seen to know the One, who exists, nor do they recognize the
      artisan paying heed to His works.  Wis 13.1

29.  It is your word, O Lord, our Father, that heals all people, for you have power over life
      and death; you lead mortals down to the gates of Hades and back again.  Wis 16.12-13

30.  Fear is nothing but a giving up of the helps that come from reason; and hope, defeated
      by this inward weakness, prefers ignorance of what causes the torment.  Wis 17.12-13

With love,

Rev Dorris
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