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Wisdom of
Solomon
(Apocrypha)
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Wisdom of Solomon (Apocrypha), chapter 1
1: Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth: think of the Lord with a
good (heart,) and in simplicity of heart seek him.
2: For he will be found of them that tempt him not; and sheweth himself unto
such as do not distrust him.
3: For froward thoughts separate from God: and his power, when it is tried,
reproveth the unwise.
4: For into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter; nor dwell in the body that is
subject unto sin.
5: For the holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts
that are without understanding, and will not abide when unrighteousness cometh
in.
6: For wisdom is a loving spirit; and will not acquit a blasphemer of his words:
for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, and a hearer of
his tongue.
7: For the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world: and that which containeth all
things hath knowledge of the voice.
8: Therefore he that speaketh unrighteous things cannot be hid: neither shall
vengeance, when it punisheth, pass by him.
9: For inquisition shall be made into the counsels of the ungodly: and the sound
of his words shall come unto the Lord for the manifestation of his wicked deeds.
10: For the ear of jealousy heareth all things: and the noise of murmurings is not
hid.
11: Therefore beware of murmuring, which is unprofitable; and refrain your
tongue from backbiting: for there is no word so secret, that shall go for nought:
and the mouth that belieth slayeth the soul.
12: Seek not death in the error of your life: and pull not upon yourselves
destruction with the works of your hands.
13: For God made not death: neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the
living.
14: For he created all things, that they might have their being: and the
generations of the world were healthful; and there is no poison of destruction in
them, nor the kingdom of death upon the earth:
15: (For righteousness is immortal:)
16: But ungodly men with their works and words called it to them: for when
they thought to have it their friend, they consumed to nought, and made a
covenant with it, because they are worthy to take part with it.
Song of Solomon 5
Song of Solomon 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my
myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with
my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Song of Solomon 5:2 I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh,
saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew,
and my locks with the drops of the night.
Song of Solomon 5:3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how
shall I defile them?
Song of Solomon 5:4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were
moved for him.
Song of Solomon 5:5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and
my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
Song of Solomon 5:6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was
gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he
gave me no answer.
Song of Solomon 5:7 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they
wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
Song of Solomon 5:8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell
him, that I am sick of love.
Song of Solomon 5:9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among
women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
Song of Solomon 5:10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
Song of Solomon 5:11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a
raven.
Song of Solomon 5:12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with
milk, and fitly set.
Song of Solomon 5:13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies,
dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
Song of Solomon 5:14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory
overlaid with sapphires.
Song of Solomon 5:15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his
countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
Song of Solomon 5:16 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. (The underlined
word is the Hebrew Machmaddim.) This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of
Jerusalem.
More than fourteen centuries have passed since the prophet of Arabia made claim to being the
last and final 'messenger and slave' of Allah. Yet the intensity of discussion amongst scholars
from all religions seems to have increased over the years and gained in velocity in the last few
years more so than ever before.
Who was this man? What do his followers believe about him? How can others understand their
undying devotion to his mission? What do the scholars tell us about this man, Muhammad, peace
and blessings be upon him, and his 'message' to the world?
For more than fourteen centuries scholars from Judaism, Christianity and Islam have been
discussing whether or not the prophet Muhammad, could have indeed, been a true prophet from
Almighty God.
Was he the long awaited 'Messiah' the Jews have been waiting for so many centuries?
Was he the one prophesied in the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, calling in the wilderness?
We would like to share some of the findings of these scholars from their own sources and invite
the reader to consider these evidences.
The most recent claim of revelation coming from the God of Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus,
peace be upon them, is the claim of Muhammad, regarding the Quran. The Quran makes the
claim, Muhammad, is the 'slave and messenger' of Almighty God.
But more importantly pertaining to our subject at hand, the Quran makes the claim that
Muhammad, is mentioned by name in the previous revelations (meaning the Bible). Can this
claim be substantiated?
Let us begin by examining the statement in the Quran contained in the 61st chapter (As-Saff [the
ranks]), verse 6:
And when Jesus said; "O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of God (sent) to you,
confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving glad tidings of an apostle to come
after me, whose name shall be Ahmad."