Wisdom

This is a sampling of a translation of Proverbs 1-9 that my friend has worked on for years:

"For if to understanding you cry out; To competence you raise your voice; If you seek for her as for silver, and as for hid treasure you hunt for her, Then you will understand the Fear of YHWH, And the knowledge of God you will find;"

The English translators often used the same few words to describe different Hebrew words for a wise life, for wisdom. What came out in my friend's study was the more accurate words competence and resourcefulness for the Hebrew equivalents rather than other more common and generic words.

So, wisdom is competence. It is resourceful. It is circumspect. Wisdom is discipline, my friend translates.

"You see a man who is diligent in his work-he will stand before kings!"

And to quote a line from a man who understood some of these things:

"You will always be in demand if you do your best at whatever your hand finds to do."
Don Sellers

And who is this friendly translator I mentioned? Dr. Michael Collender