SOLOMONIC WISDOM AND SKIN IN THE GAME. King Solomon was called to rule on a fight between two women of the same household who both claimed to be the mother of an infant. Solomon ordered a sword and said he would divide the baby and give half to each woman.The fake mother consented, and the true mother (who had skin in the game) begged him to keep the infant alive by giving it to the other woman. Solomon then granted the infant to the woman who agreed to give up on her rights in order to keep it alive. Beyond the wisdom of the ruling (heavily discussed in history), there is the other side of the story: use of skin in the game as method for distinction between true and fake.
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