Is our problem corruption or lawlessness?

Apparently King Solomon was one of the wisest kings that ever lived - according to the Bible anyway. He asked for wisdom, because when he became king after David, he was young. Very young- what many people do not know (or selectively omit) is that he was not the first born son; he was not an obvious selection. David had promised his mother that he would be King and rightful heir.

The story that always fascinates me is the two women and a crying baby. This is the case that apparently sealed the deal for his people to prove his discernible wisdom. Two women come to him, with one baby, claiming to both be the mother. As we know how the story goes, Solomon asked for the baby to be sliced in half, since both mothers were more than convincing to prove that indeed that is their son.