Therefore I prayed, & discernment was given to me; I appealed to God, & the spirit of wisdom came to me. I preferred her to scepter & thrones, & regarded wealth as nothing in comparison to her. Nor did I liken her to any priceless stone, because all gold is only a little sand in her sight. And silver will be counted as clay before her. I loved her more than health & beauty, & I chose her instead of light, because her light is sleepless. Yet all good things came to me together with her   (Wis 7:7-11)