Select sayings form “The Kebra Nagast The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith, from Ethiopia and Jamaica” edited by Gerald Hausman
“The core teachings of the Kebra Nagast, live by law of compassion [not] judgement.”
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And the Queen [of Sheba, Makeda,] spoke of the power of wisdom, and her people paid heed to what she said. For, she explained, “Wisdom is far better than the treasure of silver and gold. It is sweeter than honey and finer than wine, brighter than the sun, and to be loved more than precious stones. What is stored within it is greater than oil, and it satisfies one’s craving more than [flesh]. It is joy to the heart, light to the eye, speed to the foot, and shield to the breast. Wisdom is the best of all treasures. Who stores gold has no profit without wisdom, and who stores wisdom-none can steal it away.” Then the Queen made ready to set out on her journey.
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And Solomon said, “The Father loves the humble, and those who practice humility walk in the way of the Father and rejoice in His Kingdom. Blessed is the man who knows wisdom, which is to say compassion, which is to say love of the Father.”
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“Fools suffer for want of wisdom, fools die from lack of knowledge”