Matthew(i)
1 And the quene of Saba hearde of the wysdome of Salomon concernyng the name of the Lord, and came to proue hym wyth rydelles.
2 And she came to Ierusalem wyth a myghtye great multitude of Camels that bare swete odoures and goulde exceding much, & precious stones. And when she was come to Salomon, she communed wyth hym of all that was in her hert.
3 And Salomon expounded her all her questions, that there was not one thynge hyd from the kynge which he expounded her not.
4 And when the quene of Saba had sene all Salomons wysdome, & the house that he had buylt,
5 & the meate of hys table, & the syttynge of hys seruauntes, and the standynge of hys seruytours & their apparell, & his buttelers, & hys sacrifyce that he offered in the house of the Lord, she was astonyed.
6 Then she said to the kynge: the worde I hearde in myne owne land of thy dedes and wysdome, is true.
7 How be it I beleued it not, tyll I came and sawe it wyth myne eyes. And se, the one halfe was not told me: for thy wysdome and goodnesse exceadeth the fame which I hearde.
8 Happy are thy men: and happye are these thy seruauntes, whiche stande euer before the, and heare thy wysdom.
9 And blessed be the Lorde thy God which had a luste to the, to set the on the seate of Israell, because the Lorde loued Israel for euer, and therfore made the kynge, to do equite & ryghtuousnesse.