For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.

The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [for being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk [publicly] among the living [with men’s eyes on him; for being poor is not the secret to happiness either]?

For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.

The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.

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

Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

Among the things I seek but have not found: one man among a thousand I did find, but I have not found one woman to be wise among all these.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me: