1. "God of my fathers and Lord of mercy, who has made all things with your word,
2. and by your wisdom has established man to have dominion over the creatures which have been made by you,
3. so that he would order the world in equity and justice, and execute judgment with an upright heart,
4. give me wisdom, the handmaiden at your throne, and be unwilling to reject me from among your children,
5. because I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid, a weak man, and short-lived, with limited understanding of judgment and laws.
6. And if someone were perfect among the sons of men, yet if your wisdom was taken away from him, he would be counted as nothing.
7. You have chosen me to be a king of your people, and a judge of your sons and daughters.