How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?

If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!

To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?

There is a generation, O how full of pride are their eyes! O how their brows are lifted up!