"... The sage will thus enjoy repute among the masses and honor among the elders, in spite of youth (Wisdom of Solomon 8:10). Admired and honored by rulers, who will seek the sage's advice, the sage will, in fact, join their ranks as governor of peoples and nations (Wisdom of Solomon 8:11-12, 14; 6:20; 10:14). The sage will secure wealth and great renown, will be courageous in war, and will exercise the mastery of elocutionary skill (Wisdom of Solomon 8:6, 12, 15:18). Realizing that wisdom is an inexhaustible for humanity, the sage will freely and unstintingly share it with others (Wisdom of Solomon 6:23, 'The sage is the stability of the people, and in the ensemble such individuals constitute the salvation of the world' (Wisdom of Solomon 6:24; compare 9:18). Finally, becoming a friend and prophet of God and learning the divine pleasure, the sage will have rest, cheer, and joy, and above all the supernatural gift of immortality (Wisdom of Solomon 7:14, 8:16). In short, occupying the highest rungs of society, the sage will be a leader both at home and abroad, exercising compassion and humanity (Wisdom of Solomon 12:19; compare 1:6, 7:23), and administering the world in holiness and righteousness (Wisdom of Solomon 9:3). A brief comparison with several Jewish writings that exhibit an emphasis on wisdom similar to that in this book will help illuminate the latter's distinctive character. Aside from the books of Proverbs, Job, and Ben Sira, which have clearly influenced this author's portrayal of Wisdom as a female cosmic figure, another important source of inspiration for him was the strong emphasis on wisdom in 1 Enoch, although that book's insistence on wisdom's supernatural character has been adapted by him to a Platonist philosophical perspective ..."