Sabiduría 7 — La oración de Salomón y la naturaleza de la sabiduría

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1. 1.Solomon Like Other Mortals I also am mortal, like all men, a descendant of the first-formed child of earth; and in the womb of a mother I was molded into flesh,💡
2. 2.within the period of ten months, compacted with blood, from the seed of a man and the pleasure of marriage.💡
3. 3.And when I was born, I began to breathe the common air, and fell upon the kindred earth, and my first sound was a cry, like that of all.💡
4. 4.I was nursed with care in swaddling cloths.💡
5. 5.For no king has had a different beginning of existence;💡
6. 6.there is for all mankind one entrance into life, and a common departure.💡
7. 7.Solomon’s Respect for Wisdom Therefore I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.💡
8. 8.I preferred her to scepters and thrones, and I accounted wealth as nothing in comparison with her.💡
9. 9.Neither did I liken to her any priceless gem, because all gold is but a little sand in her sight, and silver will be accounted as clay before her.💡
10. 10.I loved her more than health and beauty, and I chose to have her rather than light, because her radiance never ceases.💡
11. 11.All good things came to me along with her, and in her hands uncounted wealth.💡
12. 12.I rejoiced in them all, because wisdom leads them; but I did not know that she was their mother.💡
13. 13.I learned without guile and I impart without grudging; I do not hide her wealth,💡
14. 14.for it is an unfailing treasure for men; those who get it obtain friendship with God, commended for the gifts that come from instruction.💡
15. 15.Solomon Prays for Wisdom May God grant that I speak with judgment and have thoughts worthy of what I have received, for he is the guide even of wisdom and the corrector of the wise.💡
16. 16.For both we and our words are in his hand, as are all understanding and skill in crafts.💡
17. 17.For it is he who gave me unerring knowledge of what exists, to know the structure of the world and the activity of the elements;💡
18. 18.the beginning and end and middle of times, the alternations of the solstices and the changes of the seasons,💡
19. 19.the cycles of the year and the constellations of the stars,💡
20. 20.the natures of animals and the tempers of wild beasts, the powers of spirits and the reasonings of men, the varieties of plants and the virtues of roots;💡
21. 21.I learned both what is secret and what is manifest,💡
22. 22.for wisdom, the fashioner of all things, taught me. The Nature of Wisdom For in her there is a spirit that is intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, subtle, mobile, clear, unpolluted, distinct, invulnerable, loving the good, keen, irresistible,💡
23. 23.beneficent, humane, steadfast, sure, free from anxiety, all-powerful, overseeing all, and penetrating through all spirits that are intelligent and pure and most subtle.💡
24. 24.For wisdom is more mobile than any motion; because of her pureness she pervades and penetrates all things.💡
25. 25.For she is a breath of the power of God, and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; therefore nothing defiled gains entrance into her.💡
26. 26.For she is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness.💡
27. 27.Though she is but one, she can do all things, and while remaining in herself, she renews all things; in every generation she passes into holy souls and makes them friends of God, and prophets;💡
28. 28.for God loves nothing so much as the man who lives with wisdom.💡
29. 29.For she is more beautiful than the sun, and excels every constellation of the stars. Compared with the light she is found to be superior,💡
30. 30.for it is succeeded by the night, but against wisdom evil does not prevail.💡