Bible Reading: Wisdom 10:10-17

She [Wisdom, who you can think of as the Holy Spirit also], when the just man fled from his brother's anger,
guided him in direct ways,
Showed him the kingdom of God
and gave him knowledge of holy things;
She prospered him in his labors
and made abundant the fruit of his works,
Stood by him against the greed of his detractors,
and enriched him;
She preserved him from foes,
and secured him from ambush,
And she gave him the prize for his stern struggle
that he might know that devotion to God
is mightier than all else.

She did not abandon the just man when he was sold,
but delivered him from sin,
She went down with him into the dungeon,
and did not desert him in his bonds,
Until she brought him the scepter of royalty
and authority over his oppressors,
Showed those who had defamed him false,
and gave him eternal glory.

The holy people and blameless race-it was she
who delivered them from the nation that oppressed them.
She entered the soul of the Lord's servant,
and withstood fearsome kings with signs
and portents,
she gave the holy ones the recompense of
their labors,
Conducted them by a wondrous road,
and became a shelter for them by day
and a starry flame by night.