Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:

Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my vows.

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge and discretion.

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.

Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

They have stricken me,'shalt thou say , and I was not hurt; They have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

These also are'sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons'shall have poverty enough.

To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;

And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.

Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:

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

The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.