Pr 8 (King James)

   ¹ Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? ² She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. ³ She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. ⁴ Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. ⁵ O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. ⁶ Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. ⁷ For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. ⁸ All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. ⁹ They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. ¹⁰ Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. ¹¹ For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
   ¹² I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. ¹³ The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. ¹⁴ Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. ¹⁵ By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. ¹⁶ By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. ¹⁷ I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. ¹⁸ Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. ¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. ²⁰ I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: ²¹ That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
   ²² The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. ²³ I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. ²⁴ When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. ²⁵ Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: ²⁶ While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. ²⁷ When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: ²⁸ When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: ²⁹ When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: ³⁰ Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; ³¹ Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
   ³² Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. ³³ Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. ³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. ³⁵ For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. ³⁶ But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Pr 8 (Vulgate)

   ¹ [Numquid non sapientia clamitat,
et prudentia dat vocem suam ?
   ² In summis excelsisque verticibus supra viam,
in mediis semitis stans,
   ³ juxta portas civitatis,
in ipsis foribus loquitur, dicens :
   ⁴ O viri, ad vos clamito,
et vox mea ad filios hominum.
   ⁵ Intelligite, parvuli, astutiam,
et insipientes, animadvertite.
   ⁶ Audite, quoniam de rebus magnis locutura sum,
et aperientur labia mea ut recta prædicent.
   ⁷ Veritatem meditabitur guttur meum,
et labia mea detestabuntur impium.
   ⁸ Justi sunt omnes sermones mei :
non est in eis pravum quid, neque perversum ;
   ⁹ recti sunt intelligentibus,
et æqui invenientibus scientiam.
   ¹⁰ Accipite disciplinam meam, et non pecuniam ;
doctrinam magis quam aurum eligite :
   ¹¹ melior est enim sapientia cunctis pretiosissimis,
et omne desiderabile ei non potest comparari.]
   ¹² [Ego sapientia, habito in consilio,
et eruditis intersum cogitationibus.
   ¹³ Timor Domini odit malum :
arrogantiam, et superbiam,
et viam pravam, et os bilingue, detestor.
   ¹⁴ Meum est consilium et æquitas ;
mea est prudentia, mea est fortitudo.
   ¹⁵ Per me reges regnant,
et legum conditores justa decernunt ;
   ¹⁶ per me principes imperant,
et potentes decernunt justitiam.
   ¹⁷ Ego diligentes me diligo,
et qui mane vigilant ad me, invenient me.
   ¹⁸ Mecum sunt divitiæ et gloria,
opes superbæ et justitia.
   ¹⁹ Melior est enim fructus meus auro et lapide pretioso,
et genimina mea argento electo.
   ²⁰ In viis justitiæ ambulo,
in medio semitarum judicii :
   ²¹ ut ditem diligentes me,
et thesauros eorum repleam.]
   ²² [Dominus possedit me in initio viarum suarum
antequam quidquam faceret a principio.
   ²³ Ab æterno ordinata sum,
et ex antiquis antequam terra fieret.
   ²⁴ Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concepta eram :
necdum fontes aquarum eruperant,
   ²⁵ necdum montes gravi mole constiterant :
ante colles ego parturiebar.
   ²⁶ Adhuc terram non fecerat, et flumina,
et cardines orbis terræ.
   ²⁷ Quando præparabat cælos, aderam ;
quando certa lege et gyro vallabat abyssos ;
   ²⁸ quando æthera firmabat sursum,
et librabat fontes aquarum ;
   ²⁹ quando circumdabat mari terminum suum,
et legem ponebat aquis, ne transirent fines suos ;
quando appendebat fundamenta terræ :
   ³⁰ cum eo eram, cuncta componens.
Et delectabar per singulos dies,
ludens coram eo omni tempore,
   ³¹ ludens in orbe terrarum ;
et deliciæ meæ esse cum filiis hominum.
   ³² Nunc ergo, filii, audite me :
beati qui custodiunt vias meas.
   ³³ Audite disciplinam, et estote sapientes,
et nolite abjicere eam.
   ³⁴ Beatus homo qui audit me,
et qui vigilat ad fores meas quotidie,
et observat ad postes ostii mei.
   ³⁵ Qui me invenerit, inveniet vitam,
et hauriet salutem a Domino.
   ³⁶ Qui autem in me peccaverit, lædet animam suam ;
omnes qui me oderunt diligunt mortem.]