By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t be intent on killing him.

A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!”
Wait on the Lord, and He will rescue you.

The snare of man swallowing down the holy thing, after the vows for seeking.

The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

The righteous one keeps an eye on the house of the wicked—
How the wicked are cast down to ruin.

When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God),
But to the evildoers it is disaster.

The man who wandereth from the way of discretion, in the gathered host of the shades, shall settle down.

A treasure desired, and oil in the house of the wise one; and the foolish man will swallow it down.

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

He is filled with craving all day long,
but the righteous give and don’t hold back.

The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,

Don’t make friends with an angry man,
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.

If you don't have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your fathers set up.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully what is [set] before you;

don’t desire his choice food,
for that food is deceptive.

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;
stop giving your attention to it.

Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,
and don’t desire his choice food,

Don’t speak to a fool,
for he will despise the insight of your words.

Don’t move an ancient boundary marker,
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

Don’t let your heart envy sinners;
instead, always fear the Lord.

Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.

Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

Buy the truth, and don't sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

It goeth down softly; but at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth as an adder.

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

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

Don’t envy evil men
or desire to be with them,

If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?

Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man;
don’t destroy his dwelling.

Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.

Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,
and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked.

My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,
and don’t associate with rebels,

Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause.
Don’t deceive with your lips.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.

Don’t brag about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;

For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?

Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another;

otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you’ll never live it down.

By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

Don't set foot too frequently in your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness
or you’ll be like him yourself.

One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

Without wood, fire goes out;
without a gossip, conflict dies down.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.

A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next.

A poor man, who oppresseth the helpless, is like a rain beating down, leaving no food.

Evil men don't understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

A man who is pressed down with the blood of a soul shall flee to the pit; do not let them uphold him.

A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

The righteous person is concerned about the poor; but the wicked don't understand what they need to know.

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

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

Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What is His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!

Don’t add to His words,
or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

Two things I ask of You;
don’t deny them to me before I die:

so that I don't become overfed and deny you by saying, "Who is the LORD?" or so that I don't become poor and steal, and then misuse the name of my God.

Don’t slander a servant to his master
or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

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

"There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don't understand:

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

Don’t spend your energy on women
or your efforts on those who destroy kings.

She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Is there anything about which someone can say, "Look at this! It is new!"? It was already done long ago, before our time.

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

And I have hated life, for sad to me is the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.

And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also is vanity.

When there is a man whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great wrong.

What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?