Men read the Book of Proverbs and think they have found the Bible's self-help section. They see it as a collection of divine life-hacks, a moralistic instruction manual for how to be a successful, respectable,

Men read the Book of Psalms and think they have found God's permission slip to be emotional. They see the anger, the despair, the cries for vengeance, and they feel validated in their own emotional turmoil.