Do not be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful food.

Do not weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:

for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink." he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Do not move the ancient boundary stone. Do not encroach on the fields of the fatherless:

Do not withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

Do not let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear the LORD all the day long.

Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

Do not be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Buy the truth, and do not sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

Do not look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

"They hit me, and I was not hurt. They beat me, and I do not feel it. When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."

Do not be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:

If you say, "Behold, we did not know this;" doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

Do not lie in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place:

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls. Do not let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:

My son, fear the LORD and the king. Do not join those who are rebellious:

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Do not deceive with your lips.

Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

Do not be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

Debate your case with your neighbor, and do not betray the confidence of another;

It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

When his speech is charming, do not believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

Evil men do not understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, "It's not wrong." He is a partner with a destroyer.

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

A servant can't be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.

Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

"Surely I am the most ignorant man, and do not have a man's understanding.

I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.

Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

"Two things I have asked of you; do not deny me before I die:

"Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

"The leach has two daughters: 'Give, give.' "There are three things that are never satisfied; four that do not say, 'Enough:'

Sheol, the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that doesn't say, 'Enough.'

"There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I do not understand:

the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for princes to take strong drink,

She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn't go out by night.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.

All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.

For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was?yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Guard your step when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.

Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

When you vow a vow to God, do not defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.

Do not allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Do not protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, do not marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.

If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn child is better than he:

Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other.

Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, do not all go to one place?

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.

Do not be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Do not be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that do not withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.

Also do not take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;

which my soul still seeks; but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

Do not be hasty to go out of his presence. Do not persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow; because he doesn't fear God.

When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes),

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Let your garments be always white, and do not let your head lack oil.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.