"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.

Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.

One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.

A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

A righteous man walks in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore do not keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:

Do not withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him?

Do not say, "I will do to him as he has 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 those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

When his speech is charming, do not believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.

A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end.

A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

"Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:

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

She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, apart from him?

For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up.

If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

I saw all the living who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the other, who succeeded him.

There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was?yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor?this is the gift of God.

For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.

a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but a foreigner eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.

For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.

Do not be hasty to go out of his presence. Do not persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, "What are you doing?"

For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.

For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.

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

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

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

By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

The watchmen who go about the city found me; "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"

I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, into the chamber of her who conceived me.

Go forth, you daughters of Zion, and see king Solomon, with the crown with which his mother has crowned him, in the day of his weddings, in the day of the gladness of his heart.

My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved left; and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I did not find him. I called him, but he did not answer.

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love.

Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?