3 and rule the world in holiness and righteousness, and execute judgment in uprightness of soul, (WEB) 4 give me wisdom, her who sits by you on your thrones. Don’t reject me from among your servants, (WEB) 5 because I am your servant and the son of your handmaid, a weak and short-lived man, with little power to understand judgment and laws. (WEB) 6 For even if a man is perfect among the sons of men, if the wisdom that comes from you is not with him, he will count for nothing. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 9:3–6
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