King James Version · The united kingdom
Proverbs 29
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He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. When are , the people rejoice: but when beareth rule, the people mourn. Whoso loveth rejoiceth his : but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. The king by establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. In the of an evil man there is a snare: but doth sing and rejoice. considereth the cause of : but regardeth not to know it. Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but men turn away . If a man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the seek his . A fool uttereth all his : but a man keepeth it in till afterwards. If a ruler to lies, all his servants are . and the deceitful man meet together: lighteneth both their eyes. The king that faithfully judgeth , his shall be established for ever. The and give : but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to . When are multiplied, increaseth: but shall see their fall. Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy . Where there is no , the people : but he that keepeth , happy is he. A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more of a fool than of him. 21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in . A man’s pride shall bring him low: but shall uphold the humble in . Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own : he heareth , and bewrayeth it not. The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his in shall be safe. Many seek the ruler’s ; but every man’s cometh from . An unjust man is an to the : and he that is upright in is to .
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.