Wisdom 1:1-15 1Love righteousness, you rulers of the earth, think of the Lord in goodness and seek him with sincerity of heart;  2 because he is found by those who do not put him to the test, and manifests himself to those who do not distrust him.  3 For perverse thoughts separate people from God, and when his power is tested, it exposes the foolish;  4 because wisdom will not enter a deceitful soul, or dwell in a body enslaved to sin.  5 For a holy and disciplined spirit will flee from deceit, and will leave foolish thoughts behind, and will be ashamed at the approach of unrighteousness.  6 For wisdom is a kindly spirit, but will not free blasphemers from the guilt of their words; because God is witness of their inmost feelings, and a true observer of their hearts, and a hearer of their tongues.  7 Because the spirit of the Lord has filled the world, and that which holds all things together knows what is said,  8 therefore those who utter unrighteous things will not escape notice, and justice, when it punishes, will not pass them by.  9 For inquiry will be made into the counsels of the ungodly, and a report of their words will come to the Lord, to convict them of their lawless deeds;  10 because a jealous ear hears all things, and the sound of grumbling does not go unheard.  11 Beware then of useless grumbling, and keep your tongue from slander; because no secret word is without result,* and a lying mouth destroys the soul.  12 Do not invite death by the error of your life, or bring on destruction by the works of your hands;  13 because God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living.  14 For he created all things so that they might exist; the generative forces* of the world are wholesome, and there is no destructive poison in them, and the dominion* of Hades is not on earth.  15 For righteousness is immortal.