World English Bible · The united kingdom
Proverbs 10
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The of . A son makes a glad ; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. of wickedness profit nothing, but delivers from . will not allow the of to go hungry, but he thrusts away the of . He becomes who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. He who gathers in summer is a son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes . are on the head of , but covers the of . The memory of is , but the name of will rot. in accept , but a chattering fool will fall. He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall. The of is a spring of life, but covers the of . Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. is found on of him who has discernment, but a is for the back of him who is void of . men lay up knowledge, but the of the foolish is near . The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The of is their . The labor of leads to life. The increase of leads to . He is in of life who heeds , but he who forsakes leads others astray. He who hides hatred has . He who utters a slander is a fool. In of words there is no lack of , but he who restrains his does wisely. of is like choice silver. of is of little worth. of feed many, but the foolish for lack of . brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but is a man of pleasure. What fear will overtake them, but the of will be granted. When the whirlwind passes, is no more; but stand firm . As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. The prolongs days, but the years of shall be shortened. The prospect of is joy, but the of will . of is a to the upright, but it is a to the workers of . will never be removed, but will not in the land. The of produces , but the perverse will . of know what is acceptable, but the of is perverse.
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The world at this moment · The united kingdom, 1050 BC to 931 BC ›
Saul, David, and Solomon. A rare window when both Egypt and Mesopotamia are weak, which is how a small kingdom in the corridor between them could briefly become a regional power.
- The power vacuum
- This is the whole political explanation for the united kingdom. Egypt is fragmented, Assyria is recovering but still local, the Hittites are gone, and nobody is in a position to object to a strong state in the corridor. It lasts about a century, and Israel's golden age fits exactly inside it.
- Phoenicia
- Tyre under Hiram is the commercial power of the coast, and supplies the cedar, the craftsmen, and the shipping for Solomon's building programme. The alliance is trade, not charity: Israel had grain and a land route, Tyre had timber and ships.
- Egypt
- Weak enough that a pharaoh gives a daughter in marriage to an Israelite king, which is the opposite of Egyptian practice in stronger centuries. Late in the era it recovers under a new house, and Shishak will invade within five years of Solomon's death.
- Further afield
- Greece is still in its dark age but beginning to recover, and will adopt the Phoenician alphabet within a century or two. Carthage is founded by settlers from Tyre by tradition in 814 BC. In the Americas the Olmec centre shifts to La Venta.