Furthermore, as we observed above, wisdom is not limited to personal conduct. Righteousness and justice apply equally to the order of society, family, nature, and government; political leaders, parents, children, laborers, business owners, caregivers, and inventors all need wisdom to live peaceably together, to share their resources properly, to protect the weak, and to restrain the powerful. 3. At the climax of the prologue, Proverbs submits all wisdom to a single starting point: “The fear of the