“(Vers. 4.). And rightly so: for she is the teacher of the discipline of God: Baruch 3: "He found out all the way of discipline," etc. Discipline is twofold, namely of deeds and of words: whence in the Psalm: "Thy discipline hath corrected me unto the end, and thy discipline itself shall teach me." On account of this h…”
Bonaventure, 13th c. — Commentary on Wisdom, Chapter 8
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4For she is privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God, and a lover of his works.
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2I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty.
3In that she is conversant with God, she magnifieth her nobility: yea, the Lord of all things himself loved her.
— Wisdom of Solomon 8:4 —
5If riches be a possession to be desired in this life; what is richer than wisdom, that worketh all things?
6And if prudence work; who of all that are is a more cunning workman than she?