King Solomon on Punishment for Fools

Who should pay to incarcerate criminals?

Illinois has not sued any prisoners for costs of their incarnation even though Illinois Law provides they may. Most cannot pay anyway, or the costs to sue are more burdensome than practical. The issue is controversial. In my opinion, with 3 million prisoners, and the loss of many industrial jobs to overseas sources, perhaps it is time to review the cost of imprisonment to taxpayers. This previous post of 6/3/2014 is a starting point to explore a series of future posts on this subject..

Was King Solomon a Jerk? (Revisited)

 

I read a post today of a male blogger who divulged his manly advice to women in a blog titled Is This Why Women Fall for Jerks.

King Solomon, George Washington, Hillary Clinton

Which  of these leaders words about truth will be remembered in time?

“Truthful speech lasts forever, but false speech only for a moment. (Proverb 12:19) (King Solomon 1000 BC)

“I cannot tell a lie.” (George Washington 1737 AD)

“I do not recall,”or ‘”remember…..” ( Hillary Clinton answer 40 times to FBI hearing questions about her use of a private email server. 2016 AD )

Wisdom

Wisdom requires the ability to discern truth in order to make good common sense decisions and judgments. Truth is strength that will withstand the test of time. Falsehoods are fragile and will fall to the ground and be detected and discredited. (Proverbs Mc Kane)

 Regards and goodwill blogging.

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Here’s All 40 Times Hillary Clinton Told the FBI She Couldn’t Remember Something

King Solomon on Israel and Gaza (ud)

What would King Solomon do to resolve this age old conflict?

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’s Wisdom on Truth

 Are the politicians we elect wise or fools? Do our politicians tell us the truth?

King Solomon’s Advice on Making Choices

We all have to make many choices every day in life. Some are easy to make quickly like the above sign to remove your shoes . Some require more time and even anguish on our part before we decide what we believe the best or right path to take. Regardless of any choice we make, there are consequences in every choice.

King Solomon’s Thoughts about a Hypocrite’s Triumphant Walk

 

We read and hear news about various human failings and evil conduct exposed about people we may have held in high esteem. We may have admired them for the reputations they achieved because of what they said or did for the good or betterment of their communities, or as representatives of political, charitable, or religious organizations.

King Solomon and Atheism

 

The word atheism did not exist 3000 years ago. The term atheism originated from the Greek ἄθεος (atheos), meaning “without god(s)”, used as a pejorative term applied to those thought to reject the gods worshipped by the larger society. King Solomon’s wisdom was gifted to him by his God Yahweh according to the Bible. To fear God was to believe you will be judged for your evil deeds in life. I surmised in a novel that Solomon would have used the word nonbeliever when he gave his views of wisdom in regards to atheism in response to a question posed by the Queen of Sheba. 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 Defense Lawyers

 

According to the American Bar Association there are currently 1,116,967 lawyers practicing in the United States. That is approximately one for every 300 people. The basic purpose of a defense lawyer is to protect the rights of their clients because of the history of unfair justice. TV and Movies sometimes portray a defense lawyer who knows his client is guilty as being a cohort in crime with the guilty criminals they represent. In real life though, if a client admits his guilt to his lawyer, a virtuous lawyer might advise his client to admit their guilt and make a deal with prosecutors to lessen their sentence, or decide not to represent them. However, not all lawyers or anyone else for that matter are virtuous when large monetary  incentives are involved.

I surmised in the following novel excerpts how King Solomon explained to the Queen of Sheba his remedy to dissuade a lawyer wanting to represent a person as being innocent for monetary reasons while knowing he was guilty. 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 Choice Between Ruthless Anger or Jealousy

 

King Solomon as a ruler in ancient times would judge those brought before him for various matters. In this capacity as a judge he must have formed various personal opinions of those he judged. In a novel excerpt, I surmised how he explained his views about anger and jealousy to the Queen of Sheba based on his proverb. 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 Explains His Views of Death, Final Judgment, and Afterlife.

 

Ancient beliefs, 3000 years ago, varied by cultures about final judgment, a heaven or hell, and afterlife. The following is a novel excerpt of how I surmised King Solomon explained his views, based on his proverb, to the Queen of Sheba about final judgment. The novel is a contemporary application of a story form to promote understanding of the wisdom of Proverbs and wise sayings.