Nothing short of Solomonic?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Solomonic">Solomonic</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="judgments">judgments</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="century">century</span> <span word="BC">BC</span>.</p><p><span word="King">King</span> <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="ruse">ruse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span> <span word="Makes">Makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Difficult">Difficult</span> <span word="Decision">Decision</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> (<span word="BibleGateWay">BibleGateWay</span>.<span word="com">com</span>):</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span>, 17 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="said">said</span>:</p><p><span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>.</p><p>“<span word="No">No</span>!” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span>. “<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="son">son</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>!”</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yours">yours</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span>. “<span word="Mine">Mine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>!”</p>
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