He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!

Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:

Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.

Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.

Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die:

thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

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

lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

but to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.

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

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

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

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:

when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.

Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.

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

If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.

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

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

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

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

Every word of +God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him:

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:

let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

She doeth him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.

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 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.

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?

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and who hath not another to lift him up!

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

There is no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after the wind.

The sleep of the labourer is sweet, whether he have eaten little or much; but the fulness of the rich doth not suffer him to sleep.

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.

For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth him with the joy of his heart.

one to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and a sore evil.

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 who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?

In the day of prosperity enjoy good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing of what shall be after him.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;

for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days, yet I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, because they fear before him;

And I commended mirth, because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun.

All things come alike to all: one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

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

Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

And the fool multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?

but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all, yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many: all that cometh is vanity.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.

On my bed, in the nights, I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

I will rise now, and go about the city; In the streets and in the broadways Will I seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

The watchmen that go about the city found me: Have ye seen him whom my soul loveth?

Scarcely had I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

Go forth, daughters of Zion, And behold king Solomon With the crown wherewith his mother crowned him In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the gladness of his heart.

My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door; And my bowels yearned for him.

I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself; he was gone: My soul went forth when he spoke. I sought him, but I found him not; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, ... What will ye tell him? That I am sick of love.

Whither is thy beloved gone, Thou fairest among women? Whither is thy beloved turned aside? And we will seek him with thee.

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in him; wounds, and weals, and open sores: they have not been dressed, nor bound up, nor mollified with oil.

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for what account is to be made of him?

Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, because the desert of his hands shall be rendered unto him.

who say, Let him hasten, let him speed his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

Seraphim were standing above him: each had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he flew.

And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

and thou shalt say unto him, Take heed and be quiet; fear not, and let not thy heart faint before these two ends of smoking firebrands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

And I will wait for Jehovah, who hideth his face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for him.

For every boot of him that is shod for the tumult, and the garment rolled in blood, shall be for burning, fuel for fire.

And Jehovah will set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and arm his enemies,

But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, and they do not seek Jehovah of hosts.

I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge; to take the spoil, and to seize the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? As if the rod should wield them that lift it up; as if the staff should lift up him who is not wood!