World English Bible · The united kingdom
Proverbs 12
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Whoever loves loves knowledge, but he who hates is stupid. A good man shall obtain from , but he will condemn a man of plans. A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of shall not be moved. A worthy woman is the of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones. The of are , but the of is deceitful. The words of are about lying in wait for , but the speech of the upright rescues them. are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of shall stand. A man shall be commended according to his , but he who has a warped shall be despised. Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread. A man respects the life of his animal, but the of are cruel. He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of . the plunder of evil men, but the root of flourishes. An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of , but shall come out of trouble. A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his . The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him. of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is listens to . A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent. He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false lies. There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a , but of heals. Truth's will be established , but a lying is only momentary. Deceit is in of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace. No mischief shall happen to , but shall be filled with evil. are an to , but those who do the truth are his delight. A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the of fools proclaim foolishness. The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in labor. Anxiety in a man's weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. A person is cautious in friendship, but of leads them astray. The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized. In of is life; in its path there is no .
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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.