Category Archives: Wisdom of Solomon

1 Love righteousness, you⌃ that be judges of the earth, Think you⌃ of the Lordwith a good mind, And in singleness of heart seek you⌃ him; 2 Because he is found of them that tempt him not, And is manifested to them that do not distrust him. 3 For crooked thoughts separate from God; And […]

1 For they saidwithin themselves, reasoning not aright, Short and sorrowful is our life; And there is no healing when a man comes to his end, And none was ever known thatgave release from Hades. 2 Because by mere chance were we born, And hereafter we shall be as though we had never been: Because […]

1 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, And no torment shall touch them. 2 In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died; And their departure was accountedto be theirhurt, 3 And their journeying away from usto be theirruin: But they are in peace. 4 For even […]

1 Betterthan thisis childishness with virtue; For in the memoryof virtue is immortality: Because it is recognized both before God and before men. 2 When it is present,menimitate it; And they long after it when it is departed: Andthroughout all time it marcheth crowned in triumph, Victorious in the strife for the prizes that are […]

1 Then shall the righteous man stand in great boldness Before the face of them that afflicted him, And them that make his labors of no account. 2 When they seeit, they shall be troubled with terrible fear, And shall be amazed at the marvel ofGod’ssalvation. 3 They shall saywithin themselves repenting, And for distress […]

1 Hear therefore, you⌃ kings, and understand; Learn, you⌃ judges of the ends of the earth: 2 Give ear, you⌃ that have dominion over much people, And make your boastin multitudes of nations. 3 Because your dominion was given you from the Lord, And your sovereignty from the Most High; Who shall search out your […]

1 I myself also ammortal, like to all, And am sprung from one born of the earth,the manfirst formed, 2 And in the womb of a mother was I moulded into flesh in the time of ten months, Being compacted in blood of the seed of man and pleasure that came with sleep. 3 And […]

1 But shereaches from one endof the worldto the other with full strength, And ordereth all thingsgraciously. 2 Her I loved and sought out from my youth, And I sought to take her for my bride, And I became enamoured of her beauty. 3 She glorifiethhernoble birth in that it is given her to live […]

1 O God of the fathers, andLord who keep your mercy, Who made all thingsby your word; 2 And by your wisdom you formedst man, That he should have dominion over the creatures that were made by you, 3 And rule the world in holiness and righteousness, And execute judgement in uprightness of soul; 4 […]

1 Wisdom guarded to the end the first formed father of the world, that was created alone, And delivered him out of his own transgression, 2 And gave him strength to get dominion over all things. 3 But when an unrighteous man fell away from her in his anger, He perished himself in the rage […]