World English Bible · The united kingdom
Proverbs 13
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A son listens to his , but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke. By the fruit of his , a man enjoys good things, but the crave . He who guards his guards his . One who opens wide his comes to . The of the sluggard , and has nothing, but the of the diligent shall be fully satisfied. A man hates lies, but a man brings and . guards of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the . There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be , yet have great wealth. The of a man's life is his riches, but hear no threats. of shines brightly, but the lamp of is snuffed out. Pride only breeds quarrels, but is with people who take . Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. deferred makes sick, but when is fulfilled, it is a . Whoever despises will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded. The teaching of is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of . Good wins , but of the is hard. Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly. A falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing. and come to him who refuses , but he who heeds shall be . fulfilled is sweet to the , but fools detest turning from evil. One who walks with men grows , but a companion of fools suffers harm. Misfortune pursues , but prosperity rewards . A good man leaves an to his children's children, but the wealth of the is stored for . An abundance of food is in people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away. One who spares the hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to him. one eats to the satisfying of his , but the belly of goes hungry.
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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.