Where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
The depth saith : "It is not with me."
And the sea saith : It is not with me."
It cannot be gotten for gold,
neither can silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
in precious onyx, or in sapphire.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it,
coral and pearl cannot compare with it :
For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Whence then cometh wisdom?
And where is the place of understanding?
God, God understandeth the way thereof;
And he knoweth the place thereof.
And unto man he said :
"Behold, the fear of the Lord : that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding."

HYMN : The Fear of the Lord

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
Walk then in wisdom and mark well her way.
Seek her as silver and search out her treasures,
Thirst after truth and her calling obey;
Lord grant us wisdom, wisdom we pray.

O teach us to know imagination and insight,
Fire inspiration, invention, ideas;
Foster our talents and further our learning,
Spur on our spirits to reach for the spheres;
Open our eyes, Lord; open our ears.

O worship the Lord in understanding and wisdom,
Pray that our well springs of wisdom may flow;
Gen'rous of heart and more gen'rous in judgement,
May we in faithfulness flourish and grow;
Lord of all wisdom, let it be so!

Amen