Wisdom — Chapter 7
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
Children in the mothers wombe are as in sleepe.
Verse 7
Salomon wished, and vnderstanding was giuen him: and he inuocated, and the spirit of wisdom came vpon him.
Verse 11
God first gaue him grace to desire wisdom before al other things.
Verse 12
God first gaue him grace to desire wisdom before al other things.
Verse 17
Salomon was a most excellent Philosopher.
Verse 25
See the Annotation Prouerb 1. v. 2. (Wisdom is a vapour of the power of God, and a certaine sincere emanation of the glorie of God omnipotent.)