305. 6258. As for the enigmatic sayings which he spoke, and which he was able to explain [I Kings 4:32-33], this matter was shown to me earlier, when I spoke with him several times [68]. He did not want to speak at all except by riddles put in such a way that he would utter half of his saying, then wanted the other to say it, and the rest would follow by guessing. So it was a broken conversation. Beside these, there were also other kinds of riddles. I learned that he was able to guess at the missing segments, for he would suddenly be instructed by a spirit who was given to him, how he should fill in the blanks. But our dialogues, although frequent, soon ceased. For he was arrogant, and despised everything, as if he alone were wise, when yet he is anything but wise, that is, when it comes to spiritual and heavenly matters. He loved and strove after nothing but what meets the outer senses, and it was because of this that he so much glorified the delectable life of the body that he put on display. This can be seen from his wisdom, about which I cannot yet feel convinced as to whether it contained any wisdom. [Solomon; Wisdom]