"Giveme nowwisdomand knowledge,that I may goout and comein beforethispeople,for whocan rulethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
"So giveYour servantan understandingheartto judgeYour peopleto discernbetweengoodand evil.For whois ableto judgethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
"The beginningof wisdom[is]: Acquirewisdom;And with allyour acquiring,getunderstanding.
"Previously,when Saulwas kingoverus, you were the one who ledIsraelout and in. And the LORDsaidto you, 'You will shepherdMy peopleIsrael,and you will be a ruleroverIsrael.'"
But ifanyof you lackswisdom,let him askof God,who givesto allgenerouslyand withoutreproach,and it will be givento him.
Not that we are adequatein ourselvesto consideranythingas [coming] from ourselves,but our adequacyis from God,
Your handsmademe and fashionedme; Giveme understanding,that I may learnYour commandments.
Giveme understanding,that I may observeYour lawAnd keepit with all[my] heart.
whowill goout and comein beforethem, and whowill leadthem out and bringthem in, so that the congregationof the LORDwill not be like sheepwhichhavenoshepherd."
And he saidto them, "I am a hundredand twentyyearsoldtoday;I am nolongerableto comeand go,and the LORDhas saidto me, 'You shall not crossthisJordan.'
to the onean aromafrom deathto death,to the otheran aromafrom lifeto life.And whois adequatefor these things?
"Onlythe LORDgiveyou discretionand understanding,and giveyou chargeoverIsrael,so that you may keepthe lawof the LORDyour God.
"By me kingsreign,And rulersdecreejustice.
