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1. 'God of our ancestors, Lord of mercy, who by your word have made the universe,

1. "O God of my fathers and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things by thy word,

2. and in your wisdom have fitted human beings to rule the creatures that you have made,

2. and by thy wisdom hast formed man, to have dominion over the creatures thou hast made,

3. to govern the world in holiness and saving justice and in honesty of soul to dispense fair judgement,

3. and rule the world in holiness and righteousness, and pronounce judgment in uprightness of soul,

4. grant me Wisdom, consort of your throne, and do not reject me from the number of your children.

4. give me the wisdom that sits by thy throne, and do not reject me from among thy servants.

5. For I am your servant, son of your serving maid, a feeble man, with little time to live, with small understanding of justice and the laws.

5. For I am thy slave and the son of thy maidservant, a man who is weak and short-lived, with little understanding of judgment and laws;

6. Indeed, were anyone perfect among the sons of men, if he lacked the Wisdom that comes from you, he would still count for nothing.

6. for even if one is perfect among the sons of men, yet without the wisdom that comes from thee he will be regarded as nothing.

7. 'You have chosen me to be king over your people, to be judge of your sons and daughters.

7. Thou hast chosen me to be king of thy people and to be judge over thy sons and daughters.

8. You have bidden me build a temple on your holy mountain, and an altar in the city where you have pitched your tent, a copy of the holy Tent which you prepared at the beginning.

8. Thou hast given command to build a temple on thy holy mountain, and an altar in the city of thy habitation, a copy of the holy tent which thou didst prepare from the beginning.

9. With you is Wisdom, she who knows your works, she who was present when you made the world; she understands what is pleasing in your eyes and what agrees with your commandments.

9. With thee is wisdom, who knows thy works and was present when thou didst make the world, and who understand what is pleasing in thy sight and what is right according to thy commandments.

10. Despatch her from the holy heavens, send her forth from your throne of glory to help me and to toil with me and teach me what is pleasing to you;

10. Send her forth from the holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory send her, that she may be with me and toil, and that I may learn what is pleasing to thee.

11. since she knows and understands everything she will guide me prudently in my actions and will protect me with her glory.

11. For she knows and understands all things, and she will guide me wisely in my actions and guard me with her glory.

12. Then all I do will be acceptable, I shall govern your people justly and be worthy of my father's throne.

12. Then my works will be acceptable, and I shall judge thy people justly, and shall be worthy of the throne of my father.

13. 'What human being indeed can know the intentions of God? And who can comprehend the will of the Lord?

13. For what man can learn the counsel of God? Or who can discern what the Lord wills?

14. For the reasoning of mortals is inadequate, our attitudes of mind unstable;

14. For the reasoning of mortals is worthless, and our designs are likely to fail,

15. for a perishable body presses down the soul, and this tent of clay weighs down the mind with its many cares.

15. for a perishable body weighs down the soul, and this earthy tent burdens the thoughtful mind.

16. It is hard enough for us to work out what is on earth, laborious to know what lies within our reach; who, then, can discover what is in the heavens?

16. We can hardly guess at what is on earth, and what is at hand we find with labor; but who has traced out what is in the heavens?

17. And who could ever have known your will, had you not given Wisdom and sent your holy Spirit from above?

17. Who has learned thy counsel, unless thou hast given wisdom and sent thy holy Spirit from on high?

18. Thus have the paths of those on earth been straightened and people have been taught what pleases you, and have been saved, by Wisdom.'

18. And thus the paths of those on earth were set right, and men were taught what pleases thee, and were saved by wisdom."



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