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Wisdom 6 — Kings, Judgment, and the Pursuit of Wisdom

The chapter calls rulers to accountability before God, then portrays Wisdom as radiant, easy to find by those who love her, and the path that leads to immortality and a kingdom.

经文

  1. 1.王者当求智慧 因此，王们要听从，理解；地极的审判官要学習。Kings Should Seek Wisdom Listen therefore, O kings, and understand; learn, O judges of the ends of the earth.
  2. 2.你们这些管辖许多人的和夸口有许多国的，请听从。Give ear, you that rule over multitudes, and boast of many nations.
  3. 3.因为你的统治权是从主那里来的，你的权威是从至高者那里来的，祂要察看你的行为，并审问你的谋划。For your dominion was given you from the Lord, and your sovereignty from the Most High, who will search out your works and inquire into your plans.
  4. 4.因为你们作为他的国的仆人，没有按照正义治理，也没有遵守律法，也没有按照神的旨意行事，Because as servants of his kingdom you did not rule rightly, nor keep the law, nor walk according to the purpose of God,
  5. 5.他将会突然而猛烈地临到你，因为严厉的判断降临在高位的人身上。he will come upon you terribly and swiftly, because severe judgment falls on those in high places.
  6. 6.最卑微的人也可能因怜悯而得到赦免，但有权势的人将会受到严厉的考验。For the lowliest man may be pardoned in mercy, but mighty men will be mightily tested.
  7. 7.因为万物的主，不会惧怕任何人，也不会因为地位高就给予特别的敬意；因为他自己造了大小各样的东西，并且一样关心它们。For the Lord of all will not stand in awe of any one, nor show deference to greatness; because he himself made both small and great, and he takes thought for all alike.
  8. 8.但有严厉的审判在等待有权势的人。But a strict inquiry is in store for the mighty.
  9. 9.于此，我对你们这些君王说，我的话语是对你们说的，希望你们能学习智慧，不要违背。To you then, O monarchs, my words are directed, that you may learn wisdom and not transgress.
  10. 10.因为那些以圣洁的方式侍奉圣物的人将被使圣洁，并且那些被教导这些事的人将找到辩护。For they will be made holy who observe holy things in holiness, and those who have been taught them will find a defense.
  11. 11.所以你们要仰慕我的言语，渴望我的言语，你们就得教训。Therefore set your desire on my words; long for them, and you will be instructed.
  12. 12.智慧的描述 智慧光辉永恒，她可以被爱她的人轻易辨认，也可以被寻求她的人发现。Description of Wisdom Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her.
  13. 13.她急切地让那些渴望她的人认识她。She hastens to make herself known to those who desire her.
  14. 14.清早起来寻求她的，那人是不会遇见困难的，因为他会看见她坐在他的门口。He who rises early to seek her will have no difficulty, for he will find her sitting at his gates.
  15. 15.专心于她就是完全的悟道，为了她而警醒的人很快就会摆脱烦恼，To fix one’s thought on her is perfect understanding, and he who is vigilant on her account will soon be free from care,
  16. 16.因为她周游寻找配得上她的， 并在他们的道路上亲切显现给他们， 在他们的一切思念中遇见他们。because she goes about seeking those worthy of her, and she graciously appears to them in their paths, and meets them in every thought.
  17. 17.智慧的起始是最真诚地渴望教诲，对教诲的关心就是爱她，The beginning of wisdom is the most sincere desire for instruction, and concern for instruction is love of her,
  18. 18.爱她就是遵守她的律法，注意她的律法就是永生的保证，and love of her is the keeping of her laws, and giving heed to her laws is assurance of immortality,
  19. 19.并且不死带来人与神的亲近；and immortality brings one near to God;
  20. 20.所以渴望智慧会带来一个王国。so the desire for wisdom leads to a kingdom.
  21. 21.因此，若你们这些人民的君王喜爱王座和权杖，就当尊敬智慧，这样你们才能永远统治。Therefore if you delight in thrones and scepters, O monarchs over the peoples, honor wisdom, that you may reign for ever.
  22. 22.我要告诉你们什么是智慧以及她是如何来的，我不会对你们隐瞒任何秘密，我将从创造的开始追溯她的源头，并使人们清楚地认识她，我不会掩盖真相；I will tell you what wisdom is and how she came to be, and I will hide no secrets from you, but I will trace her course from the beginning of creation, and make knowledge of her clear, and I will not pass by the truth;
  23. 23.我也不会与病态的嫉妒为伴，因为嫉妒不会与智慧相伴。neither will I travel in the company of sickly envy, for envy does not associate with wisdom.
  24. 24.许多智慧的人是世界的救恩，明智的君王是他百姓的稳固。A multitude of wise men is the salvation of the world, and a sensible king is the stability of his people.
  25. 25.因此要受我的教诲，你们就可以得益。Therefore be instructed by my words, and you will profit.

这段经文的意思

The chapter opens with a direct address to kings and judges of the nations (vv. 1–3), grounding political authority in divine sovereignty: dominion is given from the Lord and from the Most High. Authority is therefore delegated, not absolute, and the One who grants it will 'search out your works and inquire into your plans.' This frames the rest of the chapter's argument: rule is answerable to God, and the measure of rule is righteousness, law, and conformity to his purpose (v. 4).

Verses 4–8 lay out the consequence of misrule: a 'severe judgment' falls on those in high places, and 'mighty men will be mightily tested.' The argument is theological, not sociological: the Lord does not defer to greatness because he 'made both small and great, and he takes thought for all alike.' Rank does not purchase leniency; if anything, rank raises the standard. The chapter then pivots from warning to invitation (vv. 9–11): 'set your desire on my words' because 'those who have been taught them will find a defense.'

Verses 12–25 form a sustained personification of Wisdom as a radiant, active figure who 'hastens to make herself known' (v. 13), sits at the seeker's gates (v. 14), and 'goes about seeking those worthy of her' (v. 16). A chain of cause and effect runs through the passage: sincere desire for instruction → love of Wisdom → keeping her laws → assurance of immortality → nearness to God → 'a kingdom' (vv. 17–20). The chapter closes by tying royal legitimacy back to this pursuit: if monarchs desire thrones, they must honor Wisdom 'that you may reign for ever' (v. 21), and the speaker promises to trace Wisdom's 'course from the beginning of creation' (v. 22).

背景

The chapter sits between Wisdom 5 (the ungodly seeing the righteous vindicated) and Wisdom 7 (Solomon's first-person reflection on Wisdom's nature), and the provided materials do not give further chapter text. The chapter note describes Wisdom 6 as a backfill of chapters outside the P0/P1 set; the verses supplied here constitute the full text available. Without surrounding chapters we can only note internal movement: the address to kings (vv. 1–11) and the portrait of Wisdom (vv. 12–25) are presented as a single speech, with Wisdom's personification extending imagery already present elsewhere in Wisdom literature where Sophia is described as radiant and active.

The provided cross_references and original_words lists are empty, so this page limits itself to what the chapter itself states and does not import parallel passages, manuscript notes, or lexical analysis.

常见问题

Who is the speaker in Wisdom 6, and to whom is it addressed?

The chapter is presented as a single speech addressed to 'kings' and 'judges of the ends of the earth' (v. 1) and 'you that rule over multitudes' (v. 2), culminating in 'O monarchs over the peoples' (v. 21). The speaker is not named in the supplied text but promises to 'trace her [Wisdom's] course from the beginning of creation' (v. 22), positioning themselves as a teacher of Wisdom.

Why does the chapter say 'mighty men will be mightily tested'?

Verses 5–7 ground the statement theologically: because 'the Lord of all' does not defer to greatness — he 'made both small and great, and he takes thought for all alike.' Authority is a delegated trust (v. 3), and those in high places face a stricter inquiry (v. 8). Rank raises the standard of accountability rather than securing favor.

How is Wisdom described in this chapter?

Wisdom is personified as radiant and unfading (v. 12), eager to reveal herself (v. 13), present at the seeker's gates (v. 14), and actively 'going about seeking those worthy of her' and 'meeting them in every thought' (v. 16). The passage sets out a chain: sincere desire for instruction → love of Wisdom → keeping her laws → assurance of immortality → nearness to God → 'a kingdom' (vv. 17–20). She is also portrayed as compatible only with truth, not envy (v. 23).

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