Bonaventure, on Wis 7:7

“Wherefore I wished, and understanding was given me: and I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came upon me:”

“Second, he shows that, prompted by this occasion toward wisdom, he says. For this reason I desired, etc. Here he shows that this occasion prompted him to acquire wisdom: and first he touches on the attainment of the desired wisdom; second, the estimation of what was attained: And I preferred her; third, the love of what was esteemed: Above health; fourth, the communication of what was possessed and loved: Which I learned without pretense. (Verses 7-8). For this reason, that is, struck by the consideration of the aforementioned miseries, I desired, namely wisdom. And understanding was given to me, that is, wisdom: Proverbs 10: "The desire of the just shall be granted." And I called upon, the Gloss says: "the Lord"; James 1: "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God." And there came into me, as I called upon him, the spirit of wisdom, according to that verse of the Psalm: "I opened my mouth," namely in prayer, "and drew in the spirit"; likewise Ecclesiasticus 15: "In the midst of the church he opened his mouth, and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom."”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.