607. [verse 18] 'Here is wisdom' signifies that it is the part of a wise man, in consequence of the things that have been stated and expounded in this chapter, to see and understand what the doctrine and faith with the clergy is like concerning God and salvation. In is said here 'because those things are understood that have been stated and expounded in this chapter, specifically the things concerning 'the beast out of the land', by which is signified the doctrine and the faith therefrom concerning God and salvation with the clergy (n. 594), for the things that are in this verse are said of this beast, and because in is the part of a wise man, or is of wisdom, to see and understand what that doctrine and the faith therefrom is, it is said, 'Here is wisdom'.