Preface.

feited / and mere darkness
and lack of understanding has come
into the world / yet God the Lord
has occasionally let the same [wisdom]
arise and appear to some of his
friends until now / for thus testifies
the wise King Solomon
of himself / that upon his diligent
prayer and desire he obtained and
received such Wisdom from God /
that he knows how the world was created /
understands the power of the elements / the
beginning, middle, and end of time /
how the day increases and decreases / how
the seasons of the year change / how
the year runs its course / and the
stars are positioned / he understands also the This passage is a direct paraphrase of the Book of Wisdom 7:17-19, where Solomon lists the scientific and metaphysical knowledge granted to him by God.

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