Wisdom — Chapter 9
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Verse 6
And if one be perfect among the children of men, and thy wifdom!
Verse 7
build atemple in thy holie mount, and an altar in the ci- tie of thy habitarion, a fimilitude of thy holietabernacle , which theu didft prepare from the beginning ; 9, and (b) thy wifgom with thec, which knew thy workes, which then alfo was prefent when thou ma- deft the round world , and knew what was pleafing to.zhyne eyes,and what was direét in thy precepts. 10. (¢) Send her fromthy holy Geauens, and from the feate of thy greatnes, that fhe may be with me, and may labour with,that 1 may know what is acceptable with thee : 11. tor the Knoweth althines & vnderftandeth, and fhal conduct me in my workes Thou hafi \(«) Hete agai- ine itis curds,’ thour repor- iteth Salomons thatthe Au- (peaches. (2) Wifdom increated is with God, yea 1s God him- felfe. (©) Wifdom which is giu to men procec foberly , & {hal keepe me with her might. 12. And my workes fiz! be acceptable, and I fhal gouerne thy peopie iuftly , and fhal be worthie ot the feates of my rather, 13. For (d) who of men is abic to know the counfel of God? or who canthinke what God wil? 14. For the cogi- tations of mortal menbe fearful,and our prouidences vncertaine, 15, For the bodie thar is cotrupted burdeneth the foule, and the earthlie habi- det from Go as a ouift crea ted. (2)Mans wif. dom without fpecial wifdom from God is tation prefleth downethe vnderftanding that thinketh manicthings, 16. inot fufficient -+ . And we doe hardly conieéture the things that are inthe earth ; and the {ro gouerncour ; things that are in fight, we finde with labour, Burthe things thar are in /feines , much the heauens who thai fearch out?1 7. And thy fenfe who fhal know,vnles lefle others. ' thou giue wifdom, and fend thy holie Spirit from on high:18.and tothe Pathes of them chat are onthe earth , may be corrected, and men learne the things thar pleafethee? 19, For by wifdom they were healed , whofo- euer haue pleaied thee 6 Lord from the beginning, ¢ out of his finne, and -gaue him power to contcyne al things,
Verse 8
Wisdom increated is with God, yea is God himselfe.
Verse 11
Wisdom which is giuen to men proceedeth from God.
Verse 13
Mans wisdom without special wisdom from God is not sufficient to gouerne our selues, much lesse others.