Bulletin for Biblical Research (6) (1996) 15-22

sayings of 10:1-22:16 begin with this affirmation: “A wise child makes a. glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief” (10:1).8 Such a declara- tion at the beginning sets the tone for hearing the sayings in a familial. context. As Ronald Clements concludes: “For wisdom the household had. become both a school and a spiritual training ground.”9 In spite of clues. which may point ... ................
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