He spokeof trees,from the cedarthat is in Lebanoneven to the hyssopthat growson the wall;he spokealso of animalsand birdsand creepingthingsand fish.
He also spoke3000proverbs,and his songswere 1,005
Men camefrom allpeoplesto hearthe wisdomof Solomon,from allthe kingsof the earthwhohad heardof his wisdom.
Throughyour messengersyou have reproachedthe Lord,And you have said,"With my manychariotsI cameup to the heightsof the mountains,To the remotestpartsof Lebanon;And I cutdownits tallcedars[and] its choicecypresses.And I enteredits farthestlodgingplace,its thickestforest.
Purifyme with hyssop,and I shall be clean;Washme, and I shall be whiterthansnow.
The righteousmanwill flourishlike the palmtree,He will growlike a cedarin Lebanon.
"You shall takea bunchof hyssopand dipit in the bloodwhichis in the basin,and applysomeof the bloodthat is in the basinto the linteland the twodoorposts;and noneof you shall gooutsidethe doorof his houseuntilmorning.
"[Come] with me from Lebanon,[my] bride,May you comewith me from Lebanon.Journeydownfrom the summitof Amana,From the summitof Senirand Hermon,From the densof lions,From the mountainsof leopards.
"His legsare pillarsof alabasterSeton pedestalsof puregold;His appearanceis like LebanonChoiceas the cedars.
"Then he shall takethe cedarwoodand the hyssopand the scarletstring,with the livebird,and dipthem in the bloodof the slainbirdas well as in the runningwater,and sprinklethe houseseventimes.
A cleanpersonshall takehyssopand dip[it] in the water,and sprinkle[it] on the tentand on allthe furnishingsand on the personswhowere there,and on the one who touchedthe boneorthe oneslainorthe one dying[naturally] orthe grave.
"Like valleysthat stretchout, Like gardensbesidethe river,Like aloesplantedby the LORD,Like cedarsbesidethe waters.
For when everycommandmenthad been spokenby Mosesto allthe peopleaccordingto the Law,he tookthe bloodof the calvesand the goats,with waterand scarletwooland hyssop,and sprinkledboththe bookitselfand allthe people,
