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by the beauty of their forms they destroy the wisdom man." Who was wiser than Solomon? Who was more righyet he was seduced by a woman. teous than David ? yet he was seduced by a woman. Who was stronger than Samson ? yet he was seduced by a woman. Who was handsomer than 'Amnon ? yet he was seduced by Tamar the daughter of David his father. And Adam was the first creation of God, yet he was seduced by Eve his wife. And through that seduction death was created for every created thing. And this seduction of men by women was caused by Eve, for we of the foolish are all the children of Eve. 65. CONCERNING THE SIN OF SOLOMON Now Solomon sinned an exceedingly great sin through the worship of idols, and from being a wise man he became a fool, and his sin is written down in the Book of the Prophets. And the Archbishops who were " Hath and God had mercy on there answered said, is written down [as] his Solomon for this error which " Yea, God hath had mercy upon him, and his name is numbered with [the names of] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and David his father in the Book of Life in heaven. For God is a forgiver of those who have sinned. Come now, and consider, which was the greater of the two, the sin of his father David or the David caused Uriah to be sin of his son Solomon ? sin ? by means of a plan of deceit so that he might take his wife Bersabeh (Bathsheba), the mother of Solomon and he repented, and God had compassion on him. And when he was dying he advised his son " Solomon, saying, Kill Joab as he killed 'Amer (Abner), and he perand kill Shimei because he cursed me ?>1 formed the will of his father and slew them after the death of David his father. And Solomon killed no one except his brother when he wished to marry the slain in battle ; ; 1 104 I Kings ii, 5 ff .