Common English Bible

Wisdom Of Solomon 10:9-14 Common English Bible (CEB)

9. But Wisdom rescues her servants from their trials.

10. When a man, who did what was right, fled from his brother’s anger, Wisdom led him on straight paths. She showed him God’s kingdom and gave him knowledge of holy things. She caused him to prosper through his handiworks and increased the fruit of his labors.

11. When some, because of greed, sought to get the upper hand over him, she stood by him and made him even richer.

12. She protected him from his enemies and kept him safe from those who set an ambush for him. She intervened on his behalf in a difficult contest so that he might know that godliness is more powerful than anything.

13. When a man who did what was right was sold into slavery, she didn’t abandon him. She rescued him from sin.

14. She even went down into the pit with him. She didn’t forsake him when he was in chains. In the end, she obtained for him the symbol of kingly rule and authority over those who would have ruled over him. She showed that those who had accused him were liars. She gave him eternal glory.