The author turns to kings and judges of the ends of the earth: their power is given by the Lord, who will search their counsels, and 'mighty men shall be mightily tormented' if they rule unjustly, for God stands in awe of no man's greatness. So let them learn wisdom. She is easily found by those who love her; whoever seeks her early finds her 'sitting at his doors'. A chain of steps leads from the desire of discipline to love, from love to keeping her laws, then to incorruption and nearness to God: the desire of wisdom brings to a kingdom. The speaker promises to tell what she is.
Wisdom 6 - Summary
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Characters in This Chapter
Solomon
The king whose voice the book adopts, never named: he prays for wisdom and is charged with building the temple
Adam
The first formed father, whom wisdom preserved and brought out of his fall
Noah
The righteous man steered through the flood on a piece of wood of small value
Abraham
The righteous man kept blameless and strong against his tender love for his son
Joseph
The righteous man who was sold, whom wisdom followed into the pit and raised to the sceptre
Moses
The servant of the Lord and holy prophet through whom wisdom faced Pharaoh and led Israel
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Position in Book
Righteousness and ImmortalityChapters 1-2
The Fate of the RighteousChapters 3-5
A Call to KingsChapters 6
Rulers will be judged severely; wisdom lets herself be found by those who seek her and leads to a kingdom.
Solomon's Love of WisdomChapters 7-9
Wisdom in HistoryChapters 10-11
God's Patience and the Folly of IdolsChapters 12-15
Egypt and IsraelChapters 16-19