For neither is there any god besides thee, whose care is for all men, to whom thou shouldst prove that thou hast not judged unjustly: Not only does God not have to answer to any person, there is not even any other god to challenge his decisions. The clause whose care is for all men is ambiguous in Greek. It is not clear whether it refers back to any god or to the Lord (thee), but it makes more sense in this context to assume it is speaking of any god. All men may, as the Revised Standard Version footnote indicates, be translated “all things.” Good News Translation has done this, but we prefer the Revised Standard Version interpretation all men, which means “all people”; compare verse 15, where it is clear. A translation model for this verse is:

• And there is certainly no other god who cares for everyone [or, everything], no other to whom you must prove that what you do is right.

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.