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Pentecost Season · Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B

Wisdom 7:7-11

Wisdom Prized Above Scepter and Gold

The Judgment of Solomon, Nicolas Poussin
The Judgment of Solomon, Nicolas Poussin, 1649Musée du Louvre, Paris · public domain

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"I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called on God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me." (Wisdom 7:7)

Solomon tells how he prayed for understanding and received the spirit of wisdom, which he valued more than scepters, thrones, riches, and precious stones. Compared to wisdom, gold is a little sand and silver is counted as clay, for all good things came to him along with her.

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