Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
I said to myself, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”
So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me.
Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ