Wisdom 9:3-5

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

³ and rule the world in holiness and righteousness,
and pronounce judgement in uprightness of soul,
⁴ give me the wisdom that sits by your throne,
and do not reject me from among your servants.
⁵ For I am your servant,^[a] the son of your servant-girl,
a man who is weak and short-lived,
with little understanding of judgement and laws;