² and Solomon declareth to her all her matters, and there hath not been hid a thing from Solomon that he hath not declared to her.

¹² lo, I have done according to thy words; lo, I have given to thee a heart, wise and understanding, that like thee there hath not been before thee, and after thee there doth not arise like thee;

¹² for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

³ in whom are all the treasures of the wisdom and the knowledge hid,

¹⁵ no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.

³⁴ and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.

¹¹ and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

⁴ Deep waters `are' the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom `is' a flowing brook.

²⁰ Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

²⁹ And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that `is' on the edge of the sea;

⁵ and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;