Chapter IV.--Human Arts as Well as Divine Knowledge Proceed from God.
Homer calls an artificer wise; and of Margites, if that is his work, he thus writes:--
"Him, then, the Gods made neither a delver nor a ploughman,
Nor in any other respect wise; but he missed every art."
Hesiod further said the musician Linus was "skilled in all manner of wisdom;" and does not hesitate to call a mariner wise, seeing he writes:--
"Having no wisdom in navigation."
And Daniel the prophet says, "The mystery which the king asks, it is not in the power of the wise, the Magi, the diviners, the Gazarenes, to tell the king; but it is God in heaven who revealeth it." 
Here he terms the Babylonians wise. And that Scripture calls every secular science or art by the one name wisdom (there are other arts and sciences invented over and above by human reason), and that artistic and skilful invention is from God, will be clear if we adduce the following statement: "And the Lord spake to Moses, See, I have called Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son of Or, of the tribe of Judah; and I have filled him with the divine spirit of wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge, to devise and to execute in all manner of work, to work gold, and silver, and brass, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and in working stone work, and in the art of working wood," and even to "all works."  And then He adds the general reason, "And to every understanding heart I have given understanding;"  that is, to every one capable of acquiring it by pains and exercise. And again, it is written expressly in the name of the Lord: "And speak thou to all that are wise in mind, whom I have filled with the spirit of perception." 
Those who are wise in mind have a certain attribute of nature peculiar to themselves; and they who have shown themselves capable, receive from the Supreme Wisdom a spirit of perception in double measure. For those who practice the common arts, are in what pertains to the senses highly gifted: in hearing, he who is commonly called a musician; in touch, he who moulds clay; in voice the singer, in smell the perfumer, in sight the engraver of devices on seals. Those also that are occupied in instruction, train the sensibility according to which the poets are susceptible to the influence of measure; the sophists apprehend expression; the dialecticians, syllogisms; and the philosophers are capable of the contemplation of which themselves are the objects. For sensibility finds and invents; since it persuasively exhorts to application. And practice will increase the application which has knowledge for its end. With reason, therefore, the apostle has called the wisdom of God "manifold," and which has manifested its power "in many departments and in many modes"  --by art, by knowledge, by faith, by prophecy--for our benefit. "For all wisdom is from the Lord, and is with Him for ever," as says the wisdom of Jesus. 
"For if thou call on wisdom and knowledge with a loud voice, and seek it as treasures of silver, and eagerly track it out, thou shalt understand godliness and find divine knowledge."  The prophet says this in contradiction to the knowledge according to philosophy, which teaches us to investigate in a magnanimous and noble manner, for our progress in piety. He opposes, therefore, to it the knowledge which is occupied with piety, when referring to knowledge, when he speaks as follows: "For God gives wisdom out of His own mouth, and knowledge along with understanding, and treasures up help for the righteous." For to those who have been justified  by philosophy, the knowledge which leads to piety is laid up as a help.
Sura ya Nne - Sanaa za Binadamu na Pia Ujuzi wa Kimungu Kutoka kwa Mungu. "Homeri anamuita ""mtaalamu"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi"" na ""mtaalamu wa kazi.""" Hesiod zaidi alisema mwanamuziki Linus alikuwa "taalamu katika kila aina ya hekima", na haina kusita wito baharia busara, kuona anaandika: - "Kuwa na hekima katika usafiri wa baharini". "Nabii Danieli anasema: ""Hili siri, ambalo mfalme anauliza, haliko katika uwezo wa wenye hekima, wachawi, waaguzi, wachawi, wawaambie mfalme; bali ni Mungu aliye mbinguni, yeye afunulie.""" Hapa yeye huwaita Wababiloni wenye hekima. "Na kwamba Maandiko yanaita kila sayansi au sanaa ya kilimwengu kwa jina moja hekima (kuna sanaa na sayansi nyingine zilizobuniwa zaidi na zaidi na akili ya kibinadamu), na kwamba ubunifu wa kisanii na ustadi ni kutoka kwa Mungu, itakuwa wazi ikiwa tutatoa taarifa ifuatayo: ""Basi Bwana akamwambia Musa, Tazama, nimemwita Bezaleli mwana wa Uri, mwana wa Ori, wa kabila la Yuda, na nimemjaza roho ya Mungu ya hekima na ufahamu na maarifa, ili apate kubuni na kufanya kazi ya kila aina, ya dhahabu na fedha na shaba na bluu na zambarau na nyekundu na rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi.""" "Kisha anaongeza sababu ya jumla, ""Na kwa kila moyo wenye ufahamu nimempa ufahamu,"" yaani, kwa kila mtu anayeweza kuipata kwa maumivu na mazoezi." "Na tena, imeandikwa waziwazi katika jina la Bwana: ""Na wewe sema na wote wenye akili, ambao nimewajaza roho ya ufahamu.""" Wale wenye akili ya hekima wana sifa fulani ya asili ya kipekee kwao; na wale ambao wamejionyesha kuwa na uwezo, hupokea kutoka kwa Hekima ya Juu Roho ya utambuzi katika kipimo maradufu. "Kwa maana wale wanaofanya kazi za sanaa za kawaida, wana vipawa vya juu sana katika mambo yanayohusu hisi: katika kusikia, yeye anayeitwa kwa kawaida mwanamuziki; katika kugusa, yeye anayetengeneza udongo; katika sauti, mwimbaji; katika harufu, mtengenezaji wa harufu; katika kuona, mchongaji wa vifaa kwenye mihuri. """ Wale ambao pia wanafanya kazi ya kufundisha, hufundisha hisia ambazo kulingana na hizo washairi wanaweza kuathiriwa na kipimo; wasofisti huelewa usemi; dialecticians, syllogisms; na wanafalsafa wana uwezo wa kutafakari ambayo wao wenyewe ni vitu. Kwa maana hisia hupata na kubuni; kwa kuwa inasisitiza kwa ushawishi kwa matumizi. Na mazoezi yataongeza matumizi ambayo yana maarifa kwa ajili ya mwisho wake. "Kwa sababu hiyo, mtume Paulo aliita hekima ya Mungu ""mengi,"" na ambayo imeonyesha nguvu zake ""katika sehemu nyingi na kwa njia nyingi"" - kwa ustadi, kwa ujuzi, kwa imani, kwa unabii - kwa faida yetu." "Kwa maana hekima yote ni ya Bwana, nayo inakaa kwake milele,"" kama inavyosema hekima ya Yesu." "Kwa maana ukimwita hekima na maarifa kwa sauti kubwa, na kuutafuta kama hazina ya fedha, na kuutafuta kwa bidii, utaelewa uadilifu na kupata maarifa ya kimungu. """ "Nabii anasema hivi kinyume na maarifa ya falsafa, ambayo inatufundisha kuchunguza kwa njia ya kiburi na ya kipekee, kwa ajili ya maendeleo yetu katika uaminifu.""" "Kwa hiyo, yeye hupinga maarifa ambayo ni ya ujitoaji-kimungu, anaposema hivi kuhusu maarifa: ""Kwa maana Mungu hutoa hekima kutoka kinywani mwake, na maarifa pamoja na ufahamu, na hifadhi msaada kwa ajili ya wenye haki.""" Kwa wale ambao wamehesabiwa kuwa waadilifu kwa falsafa, maarifa ambayo huongoza kwa uaminifu huwekwa kama msaada.