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God of our ancestors and Lord of mercy, you made everything by your word.
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You gave shape to humanity through your wisdom so that humans might rule the creatures that you made,
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so that they might govern the world by holiness and by doing what was right, and so that they might be honest in passing judgment.
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Give me Wisdom, who sits enthroned beside you. Don't reject me, out of all your servants.
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I'm your servant and the son of one of your servants. I'm just a weak human who will live a short life as other humans do. And I'm the least of all humans when it comes to understanding judgment and laws properly.
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Indeed, even if somebody might be thought of as perfect, this person is nothing without your wisdom.
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But you chose me to be king over your people and to be a judge of your sons and daughters.
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You told me to construct a temple on your holy mountain and an altar in the city in which you had taken up residence. It was to be a copy of the holy tent that you had prepared from the beginning.