“In the Gospel, after presenting the example of the one who persistently asked his friend, who was in a room, for three loaves of bread, the Lord immediately turned his speech to the disciples, saying: Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks…”
Rabanus Maurus, 9th c. — Commentary on Wisdom, PL 109
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5For I thy servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the understanding of judgment and laws.
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3And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgment with an upright heart:
4Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne; and reject me not from among thy children:
— Wisdom of Solomon 9:5 —
6For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded.
7Thou hast chosen me to be a king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: