Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

“For my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;

He has taken a bag of money with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”

For many are the victims she has cast down,
And numerous are all her slain.

Wisdom has built her house,
She has hewn out her seven pillars;

She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;
She has also set her table;

She has sent out her maidens, she calls
From the tops of the heights of the city:

He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant
Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the hearts of fools it is made known.

All the days of the afflicted are bad,
But a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

A man has joy in an apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely word!

The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,
Even the wicked for the day of evil.

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools is folly.

A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?

He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

He who restrains his words has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd,
But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.

The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made both of them.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaining?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?

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

Like a city that is broken into and without walls
Is a man who has no control over his spirit.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man,
The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name or His son’s name?
Surely you know!

The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”: