Proverbs 1 & 2

If...

     you receive my words,

          If...

               you treasure them, storing them up,

         If...

               you incline your ear, making it attentive,

          If...

               you apply your heart, turning it to understanding,

          If...

                you call out,

          If...

                you raise your voice,

          If...

                you seek as one seeks after silver,

          If...

                you search as for hidden treasure,

Then...

     wisdom will enter your heart,

          Then...

                knowledge will fill you with joy,

          Then...

                knowledge will be pleasant,

          Then...

                moral knowledge will be attractive to you.


Today...
     wisdom is calling out.
          In the midst of the busiest of life's concourse,
               she is there lifting her voice.
                    Don't be simple, and do not scorn.

                    Today...
                         turn, incline your ear,
                              take in her words and store them up,
                                   seek her as the treasure she is.


Then...
     she will be a protectress,
          a deliverer,
               a guard and shield,
                    a keeper and preserver.
                         She will be a storehouse against future want...


...If...