Possibly the Wisdom of Solomon (c. 50 B.C.) was written partly as a reply to it.
He quotes all the books of the Old Testament except Ruth and the Song of Solomon, and amongst the sacred writings of the Old Testament he evidently included the book of Tobit, the Wisdom of Solomon and Ecclesiasticus.
Every emphasis is laid on the wisdom of Solomon and his wealth.
Comparison of Proverbs with Ecclesiasticus, Ecclesiastes and Wisdom of Solomon shows that it belongs, in its main features, in the same category as these.
The difference in conception of the term is similar to that between Ecclesiasticus and the Wisdom of Solomon.
