The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?