12 zAnd afor his sakea there stood up after himz

bA wise son who dwelt in safetyb.

13 Solomon reigned in days of peacec,

dAnddd God gave hime rest round aboutd,

fWho preparedf a house for ffHis nameg,

hAnd set uphh a sanctuary for everh.

14 How wise wast thou in thy youthi,

jAnd didst overflow like the Nile with instructionk j!

15 l mThou didst cover the earth with thy soull,

nAnd didst gather parables like the sean m.

G 16 o pThy name reached unto the isles afar offp,

S qAnd they listenedr for the report of theeq o.

HB 17 sBy thy songs, parables, dark speechess,

tAnd satiresu thou didst cause astonishment to the peoplest.

18 vThou wast called by the glorious name

Which is called over Israelv.

Thou didst heap up gold like tinw,

And xabundance ofx silver like leady.

19 zBut thou gavestz thy loinsa unto women,

bAnd didst give them to rule over thy bodyb.

20 Yeac, thou broughtest a blemish upon thine honour,

And didst defile dthy bedd,

So as to bring wrath upon thy progenye,

fAnd sighing concerning thy bedf;

21 gSo the people becamegg two sceptresh g,

And out of Ephraim i(arose) a sinfulj kingdomi.

22 Neverthelessk Godl did not forsake Hism mercy,

nNor did He suffer any of His words to fall to the groundn.

oHe will not cut off pthe posterity of His chosenp o,

Nor will He destroy qthe offspringr of them that love Himq;

HB sAnd He will give to Jacob a remnants,

tAnd to the house of David ua root from himu t.

(l) 47:23–24. The wickedness of the people under the kings who succeeded Solomon

(= 2 + 3 distichs).