THE WISDOM SOLO MO N. CHA P. I. 2. To whom God fheweth himself, 4. and wisdom herself. 6. An evil speaker cannot lie bid, &c. L OVE righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth: think of the Lord with a good (heart) and in fimplicity of heart feek him. 2. For he will be found of them that tempt him not and fheweth himself unto fuch as do not diftruft him. 3. For froward thoughts separate from God: and his power when it is tried, reproveth the unwife. 4. For into a malicious foul wisdom shall not enter: nor dwell in the body that is fubject unto fin 5. For the holy spirit of difcipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not abide when unrighteoufnefs cometh in 6. For wisdom is a loving fpirit: and will not acquit a blafphemer of his words: - for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue. 7. For the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world: and that which containeth all things, hath knowledge of the voice. 8. Therefore he that fpeaketh unrighteous things, cannot be hid: neither shall vengeance, when it punisheth, pafs by him. 9. For inquifition fhall be made into the counfels of the ungodly: and the found of his words fhall come unto the Lord for the manifeftation of his wicked deeds. 1o. For the ear of jealoufy heareth all things: and the noise of murmurings is not hid. 11. Therefore beware of murmuring, which is unprofitable, and refrain your tongue from backbiting for there is no word fo fecret, that fhall fhall go for nought: and the mouth that belieth, flayeth the foul. 12. Seek not death in the error of your life: and pull not upon yourselves deftruction, with the works of your hands. 13. For God made not death: neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living. 1.14. For he created all things, that they might have their being: and the generations of the world were healthful; and there is no poison of destruction in them: nor the kingdom of death upon the earth. 15. For righteousness is immortal. 16. But ungodly men with their works and words called it to them: for when they thought to have it their friend, they confumed to nought, and made a covenant with it, because they are worthy to take part with it. CHA P. II. 1. The wicked think this life fhort, 5. and of no other after this, &c. Fo OR the ungodly faid, reasoning with themfelves, but not aright, Our life is short and tedious, and in the death of a man there is no |