Wisdom 9:4-6

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁴ give me the wisdom that sits by your throne,
and do not reject me from among your servants.
⁵ For I am your servant,^[a] the son of your servant-girl,
a man who is weak and short-lived,
with little understanding of judgement and laws;
⁶ for even one who is perfect among human beings
will be regarded as nothing without the wisdom that comes from you.