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Similitudes, Instructions

25 These are also the proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:(A)


It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.(B)

As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,
So the hearts and minds of kings are [a]unsearchable.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:3 The ancient rabbis explained this as a reference to the countless details of government that are a king’s responsibility.

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