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Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne; and reject me not from among thy children:
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For I thy servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too
young for the understanding of judgment and laws.
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For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not
with him, he shall be nothing regarded.
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Thou hast chosen me to be a king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters:
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Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount, and an altar in the city
wherein thou dwellest, a resemblance of the holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the
beginning.
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And wisdom was with thee: which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest the
world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy commandments.
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O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she
may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee.
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For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my doings,
and preserve me in her power.
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So shall my works be acceptable, and then shall I judge thy people righteously, and be worthy
to sit in my father's seat.
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For what man is he that can know the counsel of God? or who can think what the will of the
Lord is?
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For the thoughts of mortal men are miserable, and our devices are but uncertain.
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For the corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down
the mind that museth upon many things.
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And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the
things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?
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And thy counsel who hath known, except thou give wisdom, and send thy Holy Spirit from
above?
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For so the ways of them which lived on the earth were reformed, and men were taught the
things that are pleasing unto thee, and were saved through wisdom.
WISDOM OF SOLOMON 10
She preserved the first formed father of the world, that was created alone, and brought him out of
his fall,
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And gave him power to rule all things.
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But when the unrighteous went away from her in his anger, he perished also in the fury
wherewith he murdered his brother.
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For whose cause the earth being drowned with the flood, wisdom again preserved it, and
directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value.
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