Chapter 4 _{26 Yea, many there be that have run out of their wits for women, and become servants for their sakes.27 Many also have perished, have erred, and sinned, for women.28 And now do ye not believe me? is not the king great in his power? do not all regions fear to touch him?29 Yet did I see him and Apame the king's concubine, the daughter of the admirable Bartacus, sitting at the right hand of the king,30 And taking the crown from the king's head, and setting it upon her own head; she also struck the king with her left hand.31 And yet for all this the king gaped and gazed upon her with open mouth: if she laughed upon him, he laughed also: but if she took any displeasure at him, the king was fain to flatter, that she might be reconciled to him again.32 O ye men, how can it be but women should be strong, seeing they do thus?33 Then the king and the princes looked one upon another: so he began to speak of the truth.34 O ye men, are not women strong? great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the heavens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day.35 Is he not great that maketh these things? therefore great is the truth, and stronger than all things.36 All the earth crieth upon the truth, and the heaven blesseth it: all works shake and tremble at it, and with it is no unrighteous thing.37 Wine is wicked, the king is wicked, women are wicked, all the children of men are wicked, and such are all their wicked works; and there is no truth in them; in their unrighteousness also they shall perish.38 As for the truth, it endureth, and is alwaYs strong; it liveth and conquereth for evermore.39 With her there is no accepting of persons or rewards; but she doeth the things that are just, and refraineth from all unjust and wicked things; and all men do well like of her works.40 Neither in her judgment is any unrighteousness; and she is the strength, kingdom, power, and majesty, of all ages. Blessed be the God of truth.41 And with that he held his peace. And all the people then shouted, and said, Great is Truth, and mighty above all things.42 Then said the king unto him, Ask what thou wilt more than is appointed in the writing, and we will give it thee, because thou art found wisest; and thou shalt sit next me, and shalt be called my cousin.43 Then said he unto the king, Remember thy vow, which thou hast vowed to build Jerusalem, in the day when thou camest to thy kingdom,44 And to send away all the vessels that were taken away out of Jerusalem, which Cyrus set apart, when he vowed to destroy Babylon, and to send them again thither.}