God uplifts men in his gracious providence, as he did David; but David had to eat a great quantity of bitter herbs before he reached the throne, and even after he became king, with bitter herbs he ate his royal dainties; and his son Solomon, who had fewer trials, found so many bitter herbs that he cried out, "Vanity of vanities; all is vanity."
46Ngetulu kwaloko Solomoni sewutsetse indzawo yakhe esihlalweni sebukhosi; 47ngisho netindvuna tasebukhosini setifikile kutawuhalalisela inkhosi yetfu, Davide, tafike tatsi: 'Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wakho angenta libito laSolomoni lidvume, latiwe kakhulu kunelakho, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi sibe sikhulu kakhulu kunesakho!'