Wisdom 8:2
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From my youth, I loved her and sought her out. I sought to make her my bride. I burned within for her beauty.
Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take her for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty.
Wisdom has been my love. I courted her when I was young and wanted to make her my bride. I fell in love with her beauty.
Her I loved and sought after from my youth; I sought to take her for my bride and was enamored of her beauty.
I loved Wisdom and searched for her from my youth; I resolved to have her for my spouse and was in love with her beauty.
I loved her and sought her from my youth; I desired to take her for my bride, and became enamoured of her beauty.
I loved her and sought her from my youth; I desired to take her for my bride, and became enamoured of her beauty.
I loved her and sought her from my youth; I desired to take her for my bride, and became enamored of her beauty.
I loved her and sought her from my youth; I desired to take her for my bride and became enamored of her beauty.
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.
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.
I loved this wisdom made, and I sought it out from my youth; and I sought to take it (as) a spousess to me, and I am made a lover of the fairness thereof. [This I loved, and sought it out from my youth; and I sought to take it (as) a spouse to me, and lover I am made of the form of it.]
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