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.
8. And you called me to construct a temple on your holy mount, and, in the city of your dwelling, an altar in the likeness of your holy tabernacle, which you have prepared from the beginning.