Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.

The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear [it] down, but he will maintain the {property line} of the widow.

The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

To punish the innocent, and to smite the princes that give true judgment, are both evil.

When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

He who finds a [true and faithful] wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.

A man with many friends can still be ruined, but a true friend sticks closer than a brother.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Many there be that would be called good-doers; but where shall one find a true faithful man?

To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin.

The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

He that is proud and presumptuous, is called a scornful man, which in wrath dare work maliciously.

The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

To let you know the certainty of the words of truth,
That you may give a correct answer to him who sent you?

Do not tire [in order] to become rich; out of your understanding, [may you] desist

Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.

Wisdom is a high thing; yea, even to the fool, for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

With true judgment the king setteth up the land; but if he be a man that taketh gifts, he turneth it upside down.

The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh. The prophecy of a true faithful man; whom God hath helped, whom God hath comforted and nourished.

remove far from me vanity and a lying word; give me neither poverty or riches; tear for me my portion of bread,

My son, thou son of my body: O my dear beloved son,

I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where is this -- the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

I made gardens and parks for myself and planted every kind of fruit tree in them.

a time to kill and a time to heal;
a time to tear down and a time to build;

a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;

What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?

And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors is power, and they have no comforter.

If someone attacks one of them, the two of them together will resist. Furthermore, the tri-braided cord is not soon broken.

As for the people that have been before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable: yet is not their joy the greater through him. This is also a vain thing and a vexation of mind. (v17) When thou comest into the house of God, keep thy foot and draw nigh, that thou mayest hear: that is better than the offerings of fools, for they know not what evil they do

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

The whole I have considered in the days of my vanity. There is a righteous one perishing in his righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer prolonging himself in his wrong.

Wisdom strengthens the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Whatever has been is far off, deeply remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it [for it is beyond the grasp of man]?

I turned around and directed my heart to know, to investigate and to seek [skillful and godly] wisdom and the reason for things, and to know that wickedness is folly and that foolishness is madness [leading to stupidity and recklessness].

Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

which my soul continually searches for but does not find: among a thousand people I have found one true man, but among all these I have not found a true woman.

But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

My love is to me as a branch of the cypress-tree in the vine-gardens of En-gedi.

the ceilings of our house are of Cedar tree, and our balks of Cypress.

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

HEI adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, - That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please! ****

The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Until when does the day blow, and the shadows flee away? Turn, my Beloved, and be like a gazelle, or a young deer, the stag, on the mountains of Bether.

HEI adjure you ye, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, - That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please. ****

Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Thy two breasts as two fawns, twins of the roe deer feeding among the lilies.

spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices,

(The Shulammite Bride)
“I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
A voice [in my dream]! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,
My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is drenched with the [heavy night] dew;
My hair [is covered] with the dampness of the night.’

My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.