Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones are over them.

Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

For wisdom is a defense, money is a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom is, She reviveth her possessors.

Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee.

And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart is nets and snares, her hands are bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

The end of the whole matter let us hear: -- 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.