In gratitude Solomon acknowledged the power and the loving-kindness of the One who is "higher than the highest" (Ecclesiastes 5:8); in penitence he began to retrace his steps toward the exalted plane of purity and holiness from whence he had fallen so far. He could never hope to escape the blasting results of sin, he could never free his mind from all remembrance of the self-indulgent course he had been pursuing, but he would endeavor earnestly to dissuade others from following after folly. He would humbly confess the error of his ways and lift his voice in warning lest others be lost irretrievably because of the influences for evil he had been setting in operation.

Salomo anerkendte i taknemmelighed den Allerhøjestes magt og miskundhed. I anger og bodfærdighed slog han atter ind på den vej, der førte op til den renhed og hellighed, som han engang ejede, men som han havde sat over styr. Han kunne ikke undgå syndens frygtelige følger; han kunne heller ikke udviske mindet om sit tøjlesløse levned af erindringen, men han ville gøre alt, hvad han kunne, for at advare andre imod at begå den samme dårskab. Han ville ydmygt bekende sine fejl og hæve røsten til advarsel for at hindre, at andre gik evigt fortabt på grund af den dårlige indflydelse, som han havde øvet.