For 5 Solomon.
72:1 O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! 6
Grant the king’s son 7 the ability to make fair decisions! 8
72:2 Then he will judge 9 your people fairly,
and your oppressed ones 10 equitably.
14:8 The wisdom of the shrewd person 11 is to discern 12 his way,
but the folly of fools is deception. 13
7:11 Wisdom, like 14 an inheritance, is a good thing;
it benefits those who see the light of day. 15
7:19 Wisdom gives a wise person more protection 16
than ten rulers in a city.
9:15 However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, 17
and he could have delivered 18 the city by his wisdom,
but no one listened 19 to that poor man.
9:16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, 20
but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens 21 to his advice. 22
9:17 The words of the wise are heard in quiet,
more than the shouting of a ruler is heard 23 among fools.
9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
but one sinner can destroy much that is good.