King Solomon on Surety (ud)

There  are many proverbs of King Solomon about the folly of excessive borrowing   It is what too many of us do with credit cards in our modern world.

King Solomon and a Wealthy Fool

 

To retire or not to retire? Why should I retire if I enjoy what I am doing? Am I a fool for working if I don’t need the money? How much risk should I incur in my 401K investments when I am 60 years old? To be or not to be? These are questions only you can answer based on your financial circumstances and wisdom and seem to have also existed 3000 years ago. I surmised, based on his proverb, how King Solomon may have answered the Queen of Sheba’s question about this subject. The novel is a contemporary application of a story form to promote understanding of proverbs and ancient wise sayings in relation to our modern times.

King Solomon’s Rare Treasure

 

In my earlier blogs I wrote about sharing wealth and giving endlessly that received a fair amount of blog buzz. Personal views about these subjects appear to be very vexing to both rich and poor today, same as 3000 years ago. In the following novel excerpts, I surmised how King Solomon, based on his proverbs, may have answered two questions posed by the Queen of Sheba about his personal views of being wealthy in relationship to wisdom. The novel is a contemporary application of a story form to promote understanding of proverbs and ancient wise sayings in relation to our modern times.

King Solomon and Sharing Wealth

 

Sharing wealth is a hot political topic in the US news lately. That is because the balance of wealth curve of the extremely rich one percent in comparison to the poor or middle class has become more skewed in the past thirty years. This subject seems to have existed 3000 years ago and throughout history and may have contributed to the rise and fall of many past civilizations. I surmised in a novel excerpt what King Solomon may have answered his views to the Queen of Sheba about sharing wealth. The novel is a contemporary application of a story form to promote understanding of proverbs and ancient wise sayings in relation to our modern times.

King Solomon’s Greatest Surety

 

There are many story legends about the relationship of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. There are also many proverbs of King Solomon’s views on how foolish it is to take on excessive debt and wind up losing the surety the borrower pledges for a loan or credit. In ancient times, there was no relief of declaring bankruptcy and a borrower could even wind up becoming a slave to the lender to pay back debt. In modern times, high interest results in essence to make a foolish credit spender become a slave of sorts to the lender when the high interest results in him or her never being able to pay back the principle. In a novel excerpt, I surmise how Solomon felt about taking a vow to his God to appease the legendary agreement made between them. The novel is a contemporary application of a story form to promote understanding of proverbs and ancient wise sayings in relation to our modern times.