⁶ “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak;^(A) I am too young.”^(B)

¹⁷ “And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king secure my inheritance, for my lord the king is like an angel^(A) of God in discerning^(B) good and evil. May the Lord your God be with you.’”

⁵ If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,^(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.^(B)

¹⁶ To the one we are an aroma that brings death;^(A) to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?^(B)