22 Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good findlove and faithfulness. 23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. 24 The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
And, in the news we find
Scandals Take Toll On Bush's 2nd Term
A series of scandals involving some of the most powerful Republicans in Washington have converged to disrupt President Bush's agenda, distract aides and allies, and exacerbate political problems for an already weakened administration, according to party strategists and White House advisers.
Jitters at the White House Over the Leak Inquiry
These days, the routines are the same for the White House. But everything, in the glare of a criminal investigation, is different.
Need we say or compare more? And, just to put the jittery humanists at rest, we do not intend to imply any inerrancy or predictive power to the Bible nor any special weight that you might not want to take from the Bible verses, but rather that what is known as the Wisdom of Solomon seems in a few short words to capture the tone of the times, just like any piece of good writing. Mere talk? Perhaps, you decide, you think about it.
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