1.她有力量从大地这头延伸到那头，她使万事都安置得当。She reaches mightily from one end of the earth to the other, and she orders all things well.
2.所罗门爱智慧 我从年轻时就爱她并寻求她，我愿意把她作为我的新娘，我深深爱上了她的美丽。Solomon’s Love for Wisdom I loved her and sought her from my youth, and I desired to take her for my bride, and I became enamored of her beauty.
3.她通过与上帝同住来荣耀她的高贵出身，万有的主爱她。She glorifies her noble birth by living with God, and the Lord of all loves her.
4.因为她是神圣知识的入门者，也是神工作的协作者。For she is an initiate in the knowledge of God, and an associate in his works.
5.如果财富是生命中值得拥有的东西，那么什么比起能成就万事的智慧更有价值呢If riches are a desirable possession in life, what is richer than wisdom who effects all things?
6.如果理解是有效的，那么谁比她更是万物的造就者呢？And if understanding is effective, who more than she is fashioner of what exists?
7.若有人爱慕公义，她的劳苦就是美德，因为她教导人节制和谨慎，公正和勇敢；在人生中，这些对人最有益处。And if any one loves righteousness, her labors are virtues; for she teaches self-control and prudence, justice and courage; nothing in life is more profitable for men than these.
8.如果有人渴望广泛的经验，她知道古代的事，并推断将来的事；她理解言语的转折和谜语的解答；她预知征兆和奇迹，以及季节和时期的结果。And if any one longs for wide experience, she knows the things of old, and infers the things to come; she understands turns of speech and the solutions of riddles; she has foreknowledge of signs and wonders and of the outcome of seasons and times.
9.智慧对统治者不可或缺因此，我决定让她与我同住，因为我知道她会给我带来良好的建议和在忧患中的安慰。Wisdom Indispensible to Rulers Therefore I determined to take her to live with me, knowing that she would give me good counsel and encouragement in cares and grief.
10.因为她，我将在众人中获得荣耀，在长辈面前获得尊敬，尽管我还年轻。Because of her I shall have glory among the multitudes and honor in the presence of the elders, though I am young.
11.我必以判断为明察，在官长面前必蒙喜爱I shall be found keen in judgment, and in the sight of rulers I shall be admired.
12.我默默无言，他们就等待我；我说话，他们就专心听；我讲得更详细，他们就把手放在口中。When I am silent they will wait for me, and when I speak they will give heed; and when I speak at greater length they will put their hands on their mouths.
13.因为她，我将获得永生，并为那些在我之后的人留下永恒的记忆。Because of her I shall have immortality, and leave an everlasting remembrance to those who come after me.
14.我必管教万国，万国都必听从我；I shall govern peoples, and nations will be subject to me;
15.恐惧的君王听见我就要恐惧，我要在民中显出勇气，在战场上显出勇敢。dread monarchs will be afraid of me when they hear of me; among the people I shall show myself capable, and courageous in war.
16.当我进入我的家时，我将与她同得安息，因为与她相伴没有苦涩，与她同生没有痛苦，只有欢乐和喜悦。When I enter my house, I shall find rest with her, for companionship with her has no bitterness, and life with her has no pain, but gladness and joy.
17.当我内心思考这些事，并在我的心中思考它们，智慧的亲属中有永生，When I considered these things inwardly, and thought upon them in my mind, that in kinship with wisdom there is immortality,
18.与她交友，带来纯洁的喜悦，通过她手中的劳动，获得不竭的财富，在与她相伴的过程中，获得理解，并在分享她的言语中，获得荣誉，我四处寻求如何将她为我所得。and in friendship with her, pure delight, and in the labors of her hands, unfailing wealth, and in the experience of her company, understanding, and renown in sharing her words, I went about seeking how to get her for myself.
19.我天生条件很好，也得了一個良好的灵魂；As a child I was by nature well endowed, and a good soul fell to my lot;
20.或者说，我是以善良的状态进入了一个纯洁的身体。or rather, being good, I entered an undefiled body.
21.但我知道我若不蒙上帝赐给我智慧，我就永远不能拥有她，认识智慧是从谁而来的，这本身就是一个洞察力，所以我向主祷告，恳求他，我全心全意地说：But I perceived that I would not possess wisdom unless God gave her to me— and it was a mark of insight to know whose gift she was— so I appealed to the Lord and besought him, and with my whole heart I said: