A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. The value of wisdom is shown in that it supersedes even birthrights, giving to the slave freedom, and even rule over the freeborn, and making him a co-heir of the family inheritance-on a par with the sons (Sir 10:25 , 'Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service;' cf. Genesis 15:3).