Who is like the wise man? Who knows the solution to a probl… - Solomon ibn Gabirol

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Who is like the wise man? Who knows the solution to a problem? A man’s wisdom lights up his face and softens his stern appearance. I say: “Obey the king’s orders out of regard for the oath to God. Do not rush to depart from his presence. Do not take a stand for anything bad; for he can do whatever he pleases, because the word of the king is absolute; who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?

Solomon ibn Gabirol

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About Solomon ibn Gabirol

Solomon ibn Gabirol (Salamo Ben Jehuda Ben Gebirol, known in the Christian West as Avicebrol) was a Spanish-Jewish poet and philosopher (c. 1021-c. 1058)

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Alternative Names: Solomon ben Judah Ibn Gabirol • Avicebron • ʾIbn Gabiyrwl Šelomoh

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But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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