"How blessedare your men,how blessedare theseyour servantswho standbeforeyou continuallyand hearyour wisdom.
"How blessedare your men,how blessedare theseyour servantswho standbeforeyou continually[and] hearyour wisdom.
"Nevertheless I did not believetheir reportsuntilI cameand my eyeshad seenit. And behold,the halfof the greatnessof your wisdomwas not toldme. You surpassthe reportthat I heard.
"Blessedbe the LORDyour Godwhodelightedin you, settingyou on His throneas kingfor the LORDyour God;because your GodlovedIsraelestablishingthem forever,therefore He madeyou kingoverthem, to dojusticeand righteousness."
OnethingI have askedfrom the LORD,that I shall seek:That I may dwellin the houseof the LORDallthe daysof my life,To beholdthe beautyof the LORDAnd to meditatein His temple.
The lipsof the righteousfeedmany,But foolsdiefor lackof understanding.
He who walkswith wisemenwill be wise,But the companionof foolswill sufferharm.
For her profitis betterthanthe profitof silverAnd her gainbetter thanfine gold.
Do not let kindnessand truthleaveyou; Bindthem aroundyour neck,Writethem on the tabletof your heart.
"Blessedis the manwho listensto me, Watchingdailyat my gates,Waitingat my doorposts.
But He said,"On the contrary,blessedare thosewho hearthe wordof Godand observeit."
Who saidof his fatherand his mother,'I did not considerthem'; And he did not acknowledgehis brothers,Nordid he regardhis own sons,For they observedYour word,And keptYour covenant.
