When Hiram heard about Solomon, per First Kings five
He was pleased for with David the relationship did thrive
To Hiram, a message about a temple Solomon did send
Saying that to build one for God was what he did intend
For there were no more wars and Israel was finally at rest
It was the right thing to do, for the nation was blessed
Solomon asked Hiram that cedars from Lebanon be cut
Hiram said Solomon was a very wise man, not some nut
Solomon “devoted [himself] to study”, per Ecclesiastes one
While king of Israel, he explored by wisdom all that is done
He said that he had seen all the things done under the sun
And concluded that all of them were meaningless, even if fun
“There is a time for everything”, per Ecclesiastes three
And under heaven, there is “a season for every activity”
“”A time to be born and a time to die”, it does reveal
A time to plant and to uproot, to kill and to heal
To tear down and to build, to laugh and to weep
To mourn and to dance, also to sow and to reap
To keep and to discard, to be silent and to speak
To love and to hate, to be bold and to be meek
“Two are better than one”, it says in Ecclesiastes four
By working together, they can achieve so much more
They can help each other out in times of trouble
For their combined strength is more than double
Per Ecclesiastes twelve, “Not only was the Teacher wise”
“But also he imparted knowledge” to people of every size
He found the right words and “wrote what was upright and true”
Without change, the proverbs he wrote told everyone what to do
“The conclusion of the matter” is that God should be feared
Man’s duty is to keep the commandments that appeared
Per First Kings eleven, Solomon loved women from many a nation
Although doing so broke God’s orders and risked His condemnation
“As Solomon grew old, [to other gods] he wives turned his heart”
Unlike his father David, from God’s ways Solomon did depart
God told Solomon that He was angry that Solomon did not obey
As a result, after his death his kingdom would be taken away
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