And it cometh to pass in the morning, that his spirit is moved, and he sendeth and calleth all the scribes of Egypt, and all its wise men, and Pharaoh recounteth to them his dream, and there is no interpreter of them to Pharaoh.

And Pharaoh also calleth for wise men, and for sorcerers; and the scribes of Egypt, they also, with their flashings, do so,

And all the wise men, who are doing all the work of the sanctuary, come each from his work which they are doing,

And now, send to me a wise man to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and knowing to grave gravings with the wise men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father prepared;

(son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father a man of Tyre), knowing to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stones, and in wood, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson, and to grave any graving, and to devise any device that is given to him, with thy wise men, and the wise men of my lord David thy father.

And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times -- for so is the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,

and Haman recounteth to Zeresh his wife, and to all his friends, all that hath met him, and his wise men say to him, and Zeresh his wife, 'If Mordecai is of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou art not able for him, but dost certainly fall before him.'

Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

A sword is for the Chaldeans, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it is on the inhabitants of Babylon, And on her heads, and on her wise men;

And I have caused its princes to drink, And its wise men, its governors, And its prefects, and its mighty ones, And they have slept a sleep age-during, And they awake not -- an affirmation of the king, Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

Inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad have been rowers to thee, Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been in thee, They are thy pilots.

Elders of Gebal and its wise men have been in thee, Strengthening thy breach; All ships of the sea and their mariners, Have been in thee, to trade with thy merchandise.

Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon;

And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Then Daniel hath replied with counsel and discretion to Arioch chief of the executioners of the king, who hath gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon.

and to seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret, that they destroy not Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Therefore Daniel hath gone up unto Arioch, whom the king hath appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he hath gone, and thus hath said to him, 'The wise men of Babylon thou dost not destroy, bring me up before the king, and the interpretation to the king I do shew.'

Daniel hath answered before the king and said, 'The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes, the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the king;

Then the king hath made Daniel great, and many great gifts he hath given to him, and hath caused him to rule over all the province of Babylon, and chief of the perfects over all the wise men of Babylon.

And by me a decree is made, to cause all the wise men of Babylon to come up before me, that the interpretation of the dream they may cause me to know.

This dream I have seen, I king Nebuchadnezzar; and thou, O Belteshazzar, the interpretation tell, because that all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to cause me to know the interpretation, and thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Call doth the king mightily, to bring up the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. Answered hath the king, and said to the wise men of Babylon, that, 'Any man who doth read this writing, and its interpretation doth shew me, purple he putteth on, and a bracelet of gold is on his neck, and third in the kingdom he doth rule.'

Then coming up are all the wise men of the king, and they are not able to read the writing, and the interpretation to make known to the king;

'And now, caused to come up before me have been the wise men, the enchanters, that this writing they may read, and its interpretation to cause me to know: and they are not able to shew the interpretation of the thing:

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!

Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

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

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?

The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.

Who is the wise man? and he understandeth this, And he to whom the mouth of Jehovah spake? And he doth declare it, For what hath the land perished? It hath been burnt up as a wilderness, Without any passing through.

And Amnon hath a friend, and his name is Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David's brother, and Jonadab is a very wise man,

and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou art, and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.'

'And now, I have sent a wise man having understanding, of Huram my father,

Doth a wise man answer with vain knowledge? And fill with an east wind his belly?

Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.

Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one -- seeking God.

Therefore do men fear Him, He seeth not any of the wise of heart.

Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

'And I take the heads of your tribes, men, wise and known, and I appoint them heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities, for your tribes.

If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest it.

When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which is already, in the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

Only, fools are the princes of Zoan, The counsel of the wise ones of the counsellors of Pharaoh hath become brutish. How say ye unto Pharaoh, 'A son of the wise am I, a son of kings of antiquity?'

A treasure to be desired, and oil, Is in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

But all this I have laid unto my heart, so as to clear up the whole of this, that the righteous and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God, neither love nor hatred doth man know, the whole is before them.

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

And Bezaleel, and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whom Jehovah hath given wisdom and understanding to know to do every work of the service of the sanctuary, have done according to all that Jehovah commanded.

And Moses calleth unto Bezaleel, and unto Aholiab, and unto every wise-hearted man in whose heart Jehovah hath given wisdom, every one whom his heart lifted up, to come near unto the work to do it.

'And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt;

Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

The law of Jehovah is perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah are stedfast, Making wise the simple,

Pangs of a travailing woman come to him, He is a son not wise, For he remaineth not the time for the breaking forth of sons.

Who is wise, and doth understand these? Prudent, and knoweth them? For upright are the ways of Jehovah, And the righteous go on in them, And the transgressors stumble therein!

Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it is.

Is it not in that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah, That I have destroyed the wise out of Edom, And understanding out of the mount of Esau?

The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

And also Hamath doth border thereon, Tyre and Zidon, for -- very wise!

My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart are things of understanding.

Who is wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!

To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son is an affliction to his mother.

Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.

(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!