The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.

Do you see a [conceited] man who speaks quickly [offering his opinions or answering without thinking]?
There is more hope for a [thickheaded] fool than for him.

He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be a son.

An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered and undisciplined man commits many transgressions.

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle:

The man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal:

Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].

I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.

Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What is His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!

Every saying of God is tried, A shield He is to those trusting in Him.

Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father
And does not bless its mother.

There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

Sheol, the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that doesn't say, 'Enough.'

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear:

For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

Ants aren't a strong species, yet they prepare their food in the summer.

The rock badgers aren't a strong species either, yet they build their dens in the rocks.

A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting,

A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:

a lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and doesn’t retreat before anything,

A cock ready to fight; A ram; and a king that goeth forth with his people.

If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth!

What, O my son?
And what, O son of my womb?
And what [shall I advise you], O son of my vows?

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She looks for wool and flax
And works with willing hands in delight.

She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn't go out by night.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired);
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying,

"Many women do noble things, but you excel them all."

Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!

All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

What advantage is to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.

The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.

All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.

That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.

Is there a word will be said, See, this is new? This was already to a long time which was before us.

There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

A crooked thing one is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

For with much wisdom there is much sorrow; the more someone adds to knowledge, the more someone adds to grief.

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Of laughter, I said, Madness! and, of mirth, What can it do?

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

With respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

I made to me gardens and pleasure grounds, and I planted in them a tree of all fruit

I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

I got men-servants, and maid-servants, and sons of the house were to me; also, I had much substance -- herd and flock -- above all who had been before me in Jerusalem.

I also gathered to myself silver and gold--the royal and provincial treasuries. I acquired for myself male and female singers, as well as the delight of {men}, {voluptuous concubines}.

And I was magnified and increased more than all being before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom stood to me.

Whatever my eyes desired, I didn't keep from them. I didn't withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

And I have hated life, for sad to me is the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit.

And I have hated all my labour that I labour at under the sun, because I leave it to a man who is after me.

And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will take over all my work that I labored at skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?

For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and {find delight} in his toil. For I also realized that this [is] from the hand of God!

For who can eat, or who else can hasten to it more than I?

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.