All the rivers flow toward the sea, but the sea is never full; then rivers return to the headwaters where they began.

The wise use their eyes, but the fool walks in darkness. I also perceived that the same outcome affects them all.

Then I told myself, "Whatever happens to the fool will happen also to me. Therefore what's the point in being so wise?" And I told myself that this also is pointless.

For neither the wise nor the fool will be long remembered, since in days to come everything will be forgotten. The wise man dies the same way as the fool, does he not?

The fool crosses his arms and starves himself.

Watch your step whenever you visit God's house, and come more ready to listen than to offer a fool's sacrifice, since fools never think they're doing evil.

Too many worries lead to nightmares, and a fool is known from talking too much.

When you make a promise to God, don't fail to keep it, since he isn't pleased with fools. Keep what you promise

it's better that you don't promise than that you do promise and not follow through.

For what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to face life?

For as thorns burn to heat a pot, so also is the laughter of the fool even this is pointless.

Do not excel at wickedness, nor be a fool. Why die before your time?

I discovered for myself a bitterness that surpasses that of death: the woman whose heart is full of snares and nets, whose hands are chains of bondage. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the transgressor will be trapped by her.

There is a tragedy that infects everything that happens on earth: a common event happens to everyone. In fact, the hearts of human beings are full of evil. Madness remains in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead.

Always keep your garments white, and don't fail to anoint your head.

A wise man's heart tends toward his right, but a fool's heart tends toward his left.

Furthermore, the way a fool lives shows he has no sense; he proclaims to everyone that he's a fool.

Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may suffer a snake bite.

Someone who quarries stone might be injured; someone splitting logs can fall into danger.

The words spoken by the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool will devour him.

The fool overflows with words, and no one can predict what will happen. As to what will happen after him, who can explain it?

The work of a fool so wears him out that he can't even find his way to town.

If the clouds are full of rain, they will pour out on the earth; if a tree falls toward the south or the north, wherever it falls, there it will lay.

Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain