¹²⁵ Thy servant `am' I -- cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.

¹⁶ Cause `it' to come, O Jehovah, for I `am' Thy servant. I `am' Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.

¹³ Who `is' wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

¹⁴ and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

¹⁵ this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

¹⁶ for where zeal and rivalry `are', there is insurrection and every evil matter;

¹⁷ and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

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;

⁷ be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

⁵ not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency `is' of God,

⁶ who also made us sufficient `to be' ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive.

²² And now, having been freed from the sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit -- to sanctification, and the end life age-during;

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent `is' to understand his way, And the folly of fools `is' deceit.

¹⁰ The commencement of wisdom `is' the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones `is' understanding.

⁹⁴ I `am' Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.

⁶⁶ The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

³⁴ Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.

²⁹ The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.

¹⁸ Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.

¹⁹ A sojourner I `am' on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.

¹¹ In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

¹⁶ Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.

⁷ In that night hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, `Ask -- what do I give to thee?'

⁸ And Solomon saith to God, `Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead.

⁹ Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth;

¹⁰ now, wisdom and knowledge give to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who doth judge this Thy great people?'