"How blessedare your men,how blessedare theseyour servantswho standbeforeyou continually[and] hearyour wisdom.
"Nevertheless I did not believethe reports,untilI cameand my eyeshad seenit. And behold,the halfwas not toldme. You exceed[in] wisdomand prosperitythe reportwhichI heard.
KingRehoboamconsultedwith the elderswhohadservedhis fatherSolomonwhile he was still alive,saying,"Howdo you counsel[me] to answerthispeople?"
The lipsof the righteousfeedmany,But foolsdiefor lackof understanding.
He who walkswith wisemenwill be wise,But the companionof foolswill sufferharm.
Do you seea manskilledin his work?He will standbeforekings;He will not standbeforeobscuremen.
"Blessedis the manwho listensto me, Watchingdailyat my gates,Waitingat my doorposts.
"Now as for me, behold,I am going to stayat Mizpahto stand[for you] beforethe Chaldeanswhocometo us; but as for you, gatherin wineand summerfruitand oiland put[them] in your [storage] vessels,and livein your citiesthat you have takenover."
But He said,"On the contrary,blessedare thosewho hearthe wordof Godand observeit."
"The Queenof the Southwill riseup with the menof thisgenerationat the judgmentand condemnthem, becauseshe camefrom the endsof the earthto hearthe wisdomof Solomon;and behold,something greaterthan Solomonis here.
