King James Version · The united kingdom
Proverbs 28
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flee when no man pursueth: but are bold as a lion. For the of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. A man that oppresseth is like a sweeping which leaveth no food. They that forsake : but such as keep contend with them. Evil men understand not : but they that seek understand all things. Better is that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Whoso keepeth is a son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his . He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will . He that turneth away his ear from hearing , even his shall be . Whoso causeth to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. The rich man is in his own conceit; but that hath searcheth him out. When men do rejoice, there is great : but when rise, a man is hidden. He that covereth his shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth shall fall into mischief. As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a ruler over people. The prince that wanteth is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. A man that doeth to of any person shall flee to ; let no man stay him. Whoso walketh uprightly shall be : but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after persons shall have enough. A man shall abound with : but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that shall come upon him. He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more than he that flattereth with . Whoso robbeth his or his mother, and saith, It is no ; the same is the companion of a . He that is of a proud stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his in shall be made fat. He that trusteth in his own is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be . He that giveth unto shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many . When rise, men hide themselves: but when they , increase.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
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.