Mishlei - Part 6: Heaven and Earth

In this 6th part of our series, we will look at the second half of the third chapter of Mishlei: the seventh poem. This poem about morality and the realization of wisdom seems to be made up of three distinct poems, yet is actually one cohesive whole. What does it mean that “God established the earth with wisdom”? We examine a series of moral arguments and try to understand the meaning in context, while unpacking the parable of the earth and sky– static and dynamic elements, respectively. We consider how they  represent different aspects of humankind’s relationship with wisdom, and how they contribute to finding the elusive definition of being on the straight path.