51:17 I profited therein, therefore will I ascribe glory unto him that giveth me wisdom.
51:18 For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good; so shall I not be confounded.
51:19 My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact: I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, and bewailed my ignorances of her.
51:20 I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be foresaken.
51:21 My heart was troubled in seeking her: therefore have I gotten a good possession.
51:22 The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward, and I will praise him therewith.
51:23 Draw near unto me, ye unlearned, and dwell in the house of learning.
51:24 Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye to these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty?
51:25 I opened my mouth, and said, Buy her for yourselves without money.
51:26 Put your neck under the yoke, and let your soul receive instruction: she is hard at hand to find.