In the Narrow Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the Wisdom of Solomon is an unquestionably canonical book, listed among the five 'Books of Solomon', alongside Proverbs (divided into Messale and Täagsas), Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs. In the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, it is considered deuterocanonical, while in Protestantism it is classified as apocryphal.
Wisdom of Solomon
Chapter 10 — Wisdom Protected the Righteous from Adam to Moses
Wisdom protected the first-formed father of the world, when he alone had been created; she delivered him from his transgression
and gave him strength to rule all things.
But when an unrighteous man departed from her in his anger, he perished because in rage he killed his brother.
When the earth was flooded because of him, wisdom again saved it, steering the righteous man on a paltry piece of wood.
Wisdom also, when the nations in wicked agreement had been put to confusion, recognized the righteous man and preserved him blameless before God, and kept him strong in the face of his compassion for his child.
Wisdom rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing; he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.
Evidence of their wickedness still remains: a continually smoking wasteland, plants bearing fruit that does not ripen, and a pillar of salt standing as a monument to an unbelieving soul.
For because they passed wisdom by, they not only were hindered from recognizing the good, but also left for humankind a reminder of their folly, so that their failures could never go unnoticed.
Wisdom rescued from troubles those who served her.
Wisdom, when a righteous man fled from his brother's wrath, guided him on straight paths; she showed him the kingdom of God and gave him knowledge of holy things; she prospered him in his labors and increased the fruit of his toil.
When his oppressors were covetous, she stood by him and made him rich.
She protected him from his enemies and kept him safe from those who lay in wait for him; in his arduous contest she gave him victory, so that he might learn that godliness is more powerful than anything.
Wisdom did not forsake a righteous man when he was sold, but she delivered him from sin; she went down with him into the dungeon,
and when he was in chains she did not leave him, until she brought him the scepter of a kingdom and authority over his masters. Those who accused him she showed to be false, and she gave him everlasting honor.
Wisdom delivered a holy people and blameless offspring from a nation of oppressors.
She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord and withstood dread kings with wonders and signs.
She gave to holy people the reward of their labors; she guided them along a marvelous way and became a shelter to them by day and a starry flame through the night.
She brought them over the Red Sea and led them through deep waters;
but she drowned their enemies and cast them up from the depth of the sea.
Therefore the righteous plundered the ungodly; they sang hymns, O Lord, to your holy name, and praised with one accord your defending hand;
for wisdom opened the mouths of those who were mute and made the tongues of infants speak clearly.