The Wisdome of Solomon. Chapter 7

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CHAP. VII.

1 All men haue their beginning and end alike. 6 He preferred wisedome before all things else. 8 God gaue him all the knowledge, which he had. 22 The praise of wisedome.

¹I my selfe also am a mortall man, like to all, and the ofspring of him that was first made of the earth,

²And in my mothers wombe was fashioned to be flesh in the time of tenne moneths being compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure that came with sleepe.²

³And when I was borne, I drew in the common aire, and fell vpon the earth which is of like nature, and the first voice which I vttered, was crying as all others doe.

⁴I was nursed in swadling clothes, and that with cares.

⁵For there is no king that had any other beginning of birth.

⁶For all men haue one entrance vnto life, and the like going out.⁶

⁷Wherefore I prayed, and vnderstanding was giuen mee: I called vpon God, and the spirit of wisedome came to me.

⁸I preferred her before scepters, and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing in comparison of her.

⁹Neither compared I vnto her any precious stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and siluer shalbe counted as clay before her.⁹

¹⁰I loued her aboue health and beautie, and chose to haue her in stead of light: for the light that commeth from her neuer goeth out.

¹¹All good things together came to me with her, and innumerable riches in her hands.¹¹

¹²And I reioyced in them all, because wisedome goeth before them: and I knew not that shee was the mother of them.

¹³I learned diligently, and doe communicate her liberally: I doe not hide her riches.¹³

¹⁴For shee is a treasure vnto men that neuer faileth: which they that vse, become the friends of God: being commended for the gifts that come from learning.¹⁴

¹⁵God hath granted me to speake as I would, and to conceiue as is meet for the things that are giuen mee: because it is hee that leadeth vnto wisedome, and directeth the wise.¹⁵

¹⁶For in his hand are both we and our wordes: all wisedome also and knowledge of workemanship.

¹⁷For hee hath giuen mee certaine knowledge of the things that are, namely to know how the world was made, & the operation of the elements:

¹⁸The beginning, ending, and midst of the times: the alterations of the turning of the Sunne, and the change of seasons:

¹⁹The circuits of yeres, and the positions of starres:

²⁰The natures of liuing creatures, and the furies of wilde beasts: the violence of windes, and the reasonings of men: the diuersities of plants, and the vertues of rootes:

²¹And all such things as are either secret or manifest: them I know.

²²For wisedome which is the worker of all things, taught mee: for in her is an vnderstanding spirit holy, one onely, manifold, subtile, liuely, cleare, vndefiled, plaine, not subiect to hurt, louing the thing that is good, quicke, which cānot be letted, ready to do good:²²

²³Kinde to man, stedfast, sure, free from care, hauing all power, ouerseeing all things, and going through all vnderstanding, pure, and most subtile spirits.

²⁴For wisedome is more moouing then any motion: she passeth and goeth through all things by reason of her purenesse.

²⁵For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty: therefore can no vndefiled thing fall into her.²⁵

²⁶For shee is the brightnesse of the euerlasting light: the vnspotted mirrour of the power of God, and the Image of his goodnesse.²⁶

²⁷And being but one she can doe all things: and remayning in her selfe, she maketh all things new: and in all ages entring into holy soules, she maketh them friends of God, & Prophets.²⁷

²⁸For God loueth none but him, that dwelleth with wisedome.

²⁹For she is more beautiful then the Sunne, and aboue all the order of starres, being compared with the light, she is found before it.

³⁰For after this commeth night: but vice shall not preuaile against wisdome.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for Wisdom of Solomon Chapter 7

² Iob.10. 12.
⁶ Iob.1.21. 1.Timo.6.7
⁹ Gre. stone of inestimable price.
¹¹ 1.King.3. 13. matt.6. 33.
¹³ Greeke, without guile. , Gr. without enuie.
¹⁴ Or, enter friendship with God.
¹⁵ Or, God grant. , Or, are to be spoken of.
²² Greeke, onely begotten.
²⁵ Or, vapour. , Or, streame.
²⁶ Hebr.1.3.
²⁷ Or, createth.

* Some content courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania

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