To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding.

When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.

But, the latter end of her, is bitter as wormwood, sharp, as a two-edged sword!

At the end of your life, you will lament
when your physical body has been consumed,

Drink of the water of thine own well, and of the rivers that run out of thine own springs.

He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

Passing through the street, near her corner, and, on the way to her house, he sauntered along;

My husband isn’t home;
he went on a long journey.

He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month."

“O naive ones, understand prudence;
And, O fools, understand wisdom.

Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

The hand of the active shall give dominion: and of the slothful one shall be for tribute.

On the road of righteousness is life, and [on] the way of the path, [may there be] no death.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,
But its end is the way of death.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,
But its end is the way of death.

A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.

The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

Take his garment, for he has given security [to] a stranger, and on behalf of a foreigner--take it as pledge.

A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.

The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

A false witness shall perish, but the man who hears speaks on and on.

The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

Whoso delighteth to be of a clean heart and of gracious lips, the king shall be his friend.

Do not remove an ancient boundary marker, and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;

In the end, its bite is like that of a snake, its wound like the wound of a poison-snake.

And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.

Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

The wind of the north produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and of knowledge, its stability is prolonged.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

Lest they being drunken forget the law, and regard not the cause of the poor, and of all such as be in adversity.

She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry.
Her clothing is linen, pure and fine, and purple [wool].

She opens her mouth in [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue [giving counsel and instruction].