Wisdom of Solomon, 6
3. Give ear, you that rule the people, and that please yourselves in multitudes of nations:
3. Give ear, you that rule the people, and that please yourselves in multitudes of nations:
The sixth chapter of the Book of Wisdom is dedicated to the praise of wisdom and exhortation so that the rulers are righteous and wise. The author emphasizes the importance of wisdom as a guide to life and as a more valuable treasure than any material wealth. He urges the rulers to seek wisdom and to rule with justice and mercy for the good of the people entrusted to them.
Proverbs 2:6-7: "For the Lord gives wisdom; of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. He reserves true wisdom to the righteous; He is a shield for those who walk with integrity." This verse reinforces the importance of wisdom as something that comes from God and is reserved for the righteous and righteous.
Proverbs 3:13-14: "Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who obtains understanding, for the profit of wisdom is better than the profit of silver, and his income is better than the gold most thin." This verse highlights the superiority of wisdom in relation to material wealth, comparing it to the thinner gold.
Proverbs 8:14-16: "With me the advice and common sense; I am intelligence; my is the strength. The kings reign, and the rulers decree what is righteous. the judges of the earth. " Here, wisdom is personified as a voice that brings advice, common sense and intelligence. It is seen as the source of the authority of rulers and judges.
Proverbs 9:10: "The fear of the Lord is the principle of wisdom, and the knowledge of the saint is understanding." This verse emphasizes the relationship between wisdom and reverence for God, which is seen as the principle and source of wisdom.
Ecclesiastes 2:26: "For whom He [God] pleases, He gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness; but to sinners he gives the work of gathering and hudding, in order to give to those who please him. This is also vanity and running behind the wind. " This verse highlights the idea that wisdom is a gift from God to those who please him, while material wealth is seen as a meaningless vanity.
“O medo excessivo nos faz agir sem amor, mas a confiança excessiva não nos deixa considerar o perigo que vamos enfrentar”. São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
