For fear is nothing but surrender of the helps that come from reason may be rendered “Fear is always the result when people refuse to look at their situation in a sensible way.” The connector For may be omitted.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Wisdom of Solomon. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2004. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.