Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.

There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise man; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly.

A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;

Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

Speak not in the ears of a foolish man, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;

The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:

She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.

Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.

I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.

Clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful man in the day of trouble.

A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.

so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?

As coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; the simple pass on, and are punished.

Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion.

By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and of knowledge, its stability is prolonged.

A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men conceal themselves.

Happy is the man that feareth always; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.

A man laden with the blood of any person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him.

A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous shall sing and rejoice.

Scornful men set the city in a flame; but the wise turn away anger.

If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, he hath no rest.

A fool uttereth all his mind; but a wise man keepeth it back.

Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

An angry man exciteth contention; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

A man's pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.

The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected.

Many seek the ruler's face; but a man's right judgment is from Jehovah.

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked man.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal:

Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.

a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.

What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?

And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over Jerusalem; and my heart hath seen much of wisdom and knowledge.

I searched in my heart how to cherish my flesh with wine, while practising my heart with wisdom; and how to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was that good for the children of men which they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the children of men, a wife and concubines.

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them: I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour, and this was my portion from all my labour.

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

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

And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour at which I have laboured, and wherein I have been wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

For there is a man whose labour hath been with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skill, and who leaveth it to a man that hath not laboured therein, to be his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?

There is nothing good for man, but that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

For he 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 in God's sight. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of men to toil in.

He hath made everything beautiful in its time; also he hath set the world in their heart, so that man findeth not out from the beginning to the end the work that God doeth.

yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift of God.

I know that whatever God doeth, it shall be for ever; there is nothing to be added to it, nor anything to be taken from it; and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.

For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity.

Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

And if a man overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Behold what I have seen good and comely: it is to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith man laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for that is his portion.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and power to eat thereof, and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labour: that is a gift of God.

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:

If a man beget a hundred sons, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.

For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?